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Deshun Cook

Case from Monroe, LA dated Nov 24, 2018

Victim Details

Deshun Cook

Male

Black / African American

Monroe

LA

2018-11-24

27

Deshun

Cook

07/11/2026

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Deshun “SkyBaby” Cook, a 27-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on the night of November 24, 2018, at the Oak Manor Apartment complex in Monroe, Louisiana. The killing unfolded in a place meant for ordinary routines—parking lots, stairwells, doors that should have led to quiet apartments—yet that night ended with the sound of gunfire and a life cut off before help could change the outcome.

In the days after the shooting, investigators identified a teenage suspect and sought t ...
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  • thenewsstar.com: MPD seeks suspects in three cases: robbery, terrorizing and murder
  • MYARKLAMISS: One killed in shooting at Monroe apartments
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    Has anyone else heard more about the memorial events organized for Deshun Cook, aka "Sky Baby"? It�... ...Read More
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