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Javon Cooper

Case from Philadelphia, PA dated Jan 01, 2020

Victim Details

Javon Cooper

Male

Philadelphia

PA

2020-01-01

24

Javon

Cooper

07/02/2026

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Javon Cooper, a 24-year-old male, was fatally shot on New Year's Day, January 1, 2020, in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. The incident, which also claimed the life of 27-year-old Malik Milburn and injured a woman, unfolded around 2:15 p.m. on the 4700 block of Griscom Street.

The violence reportedly erupted from a fistfight between two men. As a crowd gathered to watch, a third man, believed to be a friend of one of the individuals fighting, pulled out a handgun and began firing in ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Police ID 3 killed in New Year's Day shootings in Philadelphia
  • https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/01/01/philadelphia-police-two-men-killed-triple-shooting-frankford/
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