Benjamin Cooper

Death by Force

Corporal Benjamin Lee Cooper, a 46-year-old officer from Joplin, Missouri, tragically lost his life in the line of duty on March 8, 2022. Born on July 26, 1975, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Cooper had a distinguished career in law enforcement, serving for 19 years. He initially joined the Joplin Police Department in 2003, later working as a sheriff's deputy in Colorado before returning to Joplin in 2016.

On the day of his death, Corporal Cooper responded to a disturbance call at a shopping center ...Read More

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