Reserve James Boyd Cook

Death by Force

Reserve Officer James Boyd Cook, a 19-year-old male from Westlake, Louisiana, tragically died on August 30, 1990, from an accidental gunshot wound. The incident occurred two days earlier when another officer's weapon discharged at the police headquarters. Officer Cook had only served as a reserve officer with the Westlake Police Department for two weeks before the unfortunate event. The cause of death was determined to be gunfire, specifically an inadvertent discharge of a firearm.

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