Donte Cooper

On a cold Sunday evening in Detroit, 38-year-old Donte Cooper, a Black/African American male, tragically lost his life. The date was December 4, 2011, and the events that unfolded on the city's west side would leave a case that remains unsolved. That evening, at approximately 7 p.m., Cooper had just left a party store located in the 10000 block of West McNichols Road, near Griggs Street.

As he exited the store, he had an encounter with an unidentified man. In a sudden act of violence, the ...