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Richard Davenport

Case from Lock-haven, PA dated Oct 23, 1967

Victim Details

Richard Davenport

Male

White / Caucasian

Lock-haven

PA

1967-10-23

32

Richard

Davenport

07/22/2026

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Richard Davenport, a 32-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was tragically shot and killed on October 23, 1967, while working at the New York and Penn Paper Company in Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. The incident was part of a larger mass shooting spree carried out by Leo Held, a 40-year-old employee at the Hammermill Paper Company in Lock Haven.

On that fateful day, Held arrived at his workplace armed with a .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol and a .38-caliber revolver. He beg ...
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  • 1967 Clinton County, Pennsylvania shootings - Wikipedia
  • THE FURY OF LEO HELD | News, Sports, Jobs - lockhaven.com
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