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Melquan Cooper

Case from Bronx, NY dated Jul 13, 2022

Victim Details

Melquan Cooper

Male

Black / African American

Bronx

NY

2022-07-13

34

Melquan

Cooper

07/16/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 13, 2022, a burst of violence shattered the pre-dawn quiet on a Bronx street, leaving a 34-year-old male, Melquan Cooper, fatally wounded. The incident unfolded at approximately 1:06 a.m. in front of 2323 Grand Concourse. First responders arrived at the scene to find Cooper unconscious and unresponsive, suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso. He was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, but his injuries proved too severe, and he was pronounced deceased.

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