On Thanksgiving Day in 2016, a sense of loss pierced the community of Yorktown, Virginia, with the tragic death of Richard Ellsworth Irvin, a 42-year-old man known affectionately as 'Byrd'. Richard, who was working as a security guard, was fatally shot in the early morning hours outside the County Grill & Steakhouse. The incident unfolded following an altercation at a pre-Thanksgiving party being held at the establishment.
Witnesses recounted that Richard was attempting to de-escalate a c
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