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On October 23, 2012, Thomas Cochran, a 20-year-old male from Oakland, California, became one of the victims of the city’s persistent cycle of violence. Oakland in 2012 was experiencing high crime rates, with violent incidents heavily concentrated in the same 100 blocks of East and West Oakland. This was part of a broader trend of crime affecting these areas for decades, with shootings and homicides disproportionately impacting young men of color. The year Thomas Cochran was killed, Oakland rec ...Read More
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Thomas Cochran
March 28, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Oakland
CA
2012-10-23
20
Thomas
Cochran
11/30/2025
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It's tough to think about what Thomas's family has gone through, especially when the community was a... ...Read More
11/27/2023
11/27/2023
I’ve been following the discussion around Thomas Cochran's tragic death and I can’t stop thinkin... ...Read More
10/25/2023
10/25/2023
