Thomas Cochran

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 ...