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Jordan Cofer

Case from Dayton, OH dated Aug 04, 2019

Victim Details

Jordan Cofer

Male

White / Caucasian

Dayton

OH

2019-08-04

22

Jordan

Cofer

07/16/2026

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Jordan Cofer, a 22-year-old transgender man, tragically lost his life in the mass shooting that occurred in Dayton, Ohio, on August 4, 2019. Cofer was one of nine victims killed by his brother, Connor Betts, who carried out the attack. The incident took place in the early hours of the morning at Ned Peppers bar, a popular spot in the Oregon District of Dayton.

Jordan Cofer was widely misgendered and deadnamed by the media and police in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. Friends and ...
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