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Richard White

Case from Kenner, LA dated Mar 20, 2015

Victim Details

Richard White

Male

Black / African American

Kenner

LA

2015-03-20

63

Richard

White

06/22/2026

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On a Friday evening in March 2015, a startling act of violence unfolded at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana. Richard White, a 63-year-old male, launched a sudden and chaotic attack at a security checkpoint. The incident began when White approached the checkpoint and was asked for his boarding pass. In response, he sprayed a TSA agent with wasp killer.

The situation escalated quickly as White then produced a machete and began swinging it, striking ...
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  • New Orleans airport machete attacker Richard White dead, JPSO says
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    I was just reading about the Richard White incident, and it really got me thinking about the importa... ...Read More
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