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Michael Alonzo Cooper

Case from Augusta, GA dated Dec 31, 2017

Victim Details

Michael Alonzo Cooper

Male

Black / African American

Augusta

GA

2017-12-31

22

Michael

Alonzo Cooper

07/02/2026

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On the final day of 2017, a life was tragically cut short in Augusta, Georgia. Michael Alonzo Cooper, a 22-year-old African American male, was shot and killed on New Year's Eve, marking the 26th homicide in Richmond County that year. The incident unfolded at the Sierra Point Apartments, where deputies responded to a call at approximately 6:48 p.m. and discovered Cooper on the ground with a gunshot wound.

Emergency services transported Cooper to Augusta University Medical Center, but his i ...
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  • UPDATE | Suspect arrested in deadly shooting on Fayetteville Drive in Augusta
  • WJBF-TV: One person is arrested following a deadly shooting in Augusta
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    Can we talk about the level of fear and trauma this must have caused residents at Sierra Point Apart... ...Read More
    06/30/2024
    Has anyone else been thinking about the timing of Michael Alonzo Cooper's shooting? New Year's Eve i... ...Read More
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    I was thinking about the rising violence in Augusta around the time of Michael Alonzo Cooper’s tra... ...Read More
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