ATLANTA -- A man dies after a metro Atlanta concert – and now his family wants answers, and police want your help finding those responsible.

A family of a man can’t understand how a night of fun at a concert could end with him dead.

It happened at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater during a concert by the group Korn on Sunday. Police say 30-year-old Andy Richardson was beaten by two other concert-goers.

Homicide investigators are looking into the beating. Andy Richardson passed away just after 2 p.m. Tuesday. He has been declared dead, but is on life support so they can harvest his organs for donation.

Gloria Richardson is trying to figure out how a night of fun could end with her son's death.

“Can you imagine your child goes to a concert and be killed for it, because of people out there fighting to have a quote unquote good time?” says Gloria Richardson.

Gloria is still trying to comprehend how her 30-year-old son, Andy, ended up brain-dead after he was attacked during a concert by the group, Korn, at the Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater. She also can’t understand how the attackers got away.

“And I’m angry. I’m very angry. Why were the police not there to stop them,” says Gloria.

“We were all enjoying the concert, we were having a good time, until these two guys came around,” recalls Andy’s friend, Edgar Arellano.

Arellano says it all started after the two men were mosh-pitting.

“A mosh pit is just jumping around and pushing each other,” explains Arellano.

A sign at the amphitheater says that activity is not allowed. Arellano says Andy told the men to be careful not to hurt his pregnant girlfriend and a mentally-challenged child he had with them.

A fight broke out between Andy and the men, but it soon ended and the men left. Arellano says the men soon returned, and one hit Andy in the head with his fist, knocking him head first onto the concrete.

“He was unconscious. He had blood all over his face when I picked him up,” says Arellano.

Andy’s mother wants anyone who knows anything to give police a call. She’s also like the attackers to turn themselves in.

“I doubt that you will. But you really should and you should feel a lot of remorse because you cost a young man his life – for nothing,” says Gloria.

Police say they’re still investigating and only got a vague description of the suspects.

It should be mentioned that he was there with his pregnant girlfriend and mentally handicapped son.

Let's see how long we can keep this thread a serious discussion.




Yeah, he probably should have just moved away instead of confronting the cretins, but in no way did he deserve to fucking DIE.

How awful!

Oh that's sad.
The security people probably wouldn't have gotten to them in time to help in any case. Two people acting like idiots are not "mosh-pitting", they're just out to cause trouble.
I've been in tons of moshes and mostly it was fun, but there are occasions when there are some real jerks out there. People used to look out for each other a little better than they do now. You have to be aware of what's going on around you at these things, because there's always the possibility that someone will get out of hand.

jerseykrs said:

why does the American press always try to be inventive with ways of saying straightforward things?

that just sounds WRONG.

THIS is horrible.



some people are truly wastes of sperm and eggs.

mrdespues said:

Harvesting is the medical term for organ removal here. Been using that term since they've been doing transplants.

shellyevon said:

Moshing is stupid.

We've got a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon right now, and this is the news that catches your eyes?


GNN (Grup Network News)

CarrieMpls said:

Fair enough. I would have guessed that was the case. Even though I lived in the States for a few years, I never got used to the need to change words or invent new terms for straightforward things like that. Harvest just sounds inhumane to these ears.

mrdespues said:

It does sound a little harsh. What do they call it in your neck of the woods?

mrdespues said:

but in light of the actual story, who gives a fuck.

shellyevon said:

i'm not sure they call it anything in particular. they would probably just say that the deceased was having their organs removed for donation. so..."removed"... what's wrong with that? but i understand that makes too much sense for some people.

CarrieMpls said:

Makes me think of those machines in the Matrix.

mrdespues said:

There's really nothing wrong with either term. I like the regional differences in the language.

mrdespues said:

I like a nice turn of phrase now and again.

Spookymuffin said:

exactly. or something to do with alien abductions.

I read to the 5th line and had to stop.

I don't wanna know the rest.

Omg Korn fans are such assholes! I've seen them a couple of times, not cuz I wanted to trust me, and I'm going again soon ughhh!

And anyway, every time I've seen them there has been a big ass fight, last time was at the Area in The Meadowlands and there was this fight on the other side from us... not even on the floor or in the pit...inthe seats... and all you saw was this group of people atttacking eachother and a huge line of yelow shirts running up to the stop it, there must have been like 30 security guys, who broke it up and kicked about 5 people out.

So my question is where the fuck was the security for this guy??
And I don't know why he had a pregnant woman and a disabled kid at a Korn show anyway,that was pretty stupid... and he shouldn't have had a fight should have just walked away.

Not saying it's his fault, but he should have used some common sense if there wasn't much security.

kidelrich said:

I agree, Id rather just punch someone.

Sweeny79 said:

Much the same opinion I have of drinking games. I'd much rather just drink.

Sweeny79 said:

Ditto...still, though, those scumbags who attacked him should have known better. I wonder if the band knows about this.

applekisses said:

the band must

kidelrich said:

I like drinking games.

Sweeny79 said:

I love you even if you are kinda lame.

I thought Korn broke up...

... well they should have, anyway.


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Sweeny79 said:

That's how I feel..
I never wanted to get in the middle of a bunch of sweaty smelly strangers and jump around and get punched,kicked & elbowed..

That's just me..

mrdespues said:

If wishes were trees...
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