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Donta Cook

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Jul 30, 2017

Victim Details

Donta Cook

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2017-07-30

2017-07-30

24

Donta

Cook

07/03/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the summer of 2017, the life of Donta Cook, a 24-year-old Black man from Glen Burnie, Maryland, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of Sunday, July 30th, violence erupted outside of Sooner's Tavern on Hazel Avenue in Baltimore. It was there that Cook was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The late Sunday shooting added to what was already a violent year for the city, which saw a significant surge in homicides.

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