On the evening of April 6, 2022, in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans, a 29-year-old African American man named Shaquille Michael Cooper was shot. The New Orleans Police Department received a call about the shooting in the 1800 block of Music Street at approximately 8:36 p.m. Emergency medical services arrived at the scene and transported Cooper to a local hospital for treatment.
Despite the efforts of medical personnel, Shaquille Cooper succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds
shortly after arriving at the hospital. His death was officially confirmed at 8:51 p.m., just fifteen minutes after the initial call to police. The incident was classified as a homicide, and an investigation was launched by the New Orleans Police Department.
A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Shaquille Cooper was born on April 22, 1992. He was a high school graduate of Penn Foster and was remembered by his surviving mother and two brothers. To date, no arrests have been made in connection with his murder, and no suspects have been publicly identified. The investigation into his death remains ongoing as authorities continue to seek information from the public that could lead to solving the case.
