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Joshua Cooper

Case from Memphis, TN dated Sep 09, 2016

Victim Details

Joshua Cooper

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2016-09-09

17

Joshua

Cooper

06/27/2026

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In the fading light of a September evening in Memphis, a life was cut tragically short, leaving a family grappling with questions and a sense of justice unfulfilled. On September 9, 2016, 17-year-old Joshua Cooper, a young male, was fatally shot at the Hillcrest Apartments in what authorities would later describe as the outcome of a struggle over a firearm.

The events of that day unfolded into a chaotic and ultimately lethal confrontation. According to police reports, Joshua Cooper was wi ...
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