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Ivory Hawkins

Death by Force
Case Description
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Ivory “Pops” Hawkins, 63, a Black man, vanished from Las Vegas on April 10, 2015, the same day police responded to his residence after reports of gunfire. Inside, officers found 28-year-old Derek Cooper Jr. shot to death; detectives announced they wanted to locate Hawkins for questioning about what had happened that night. In the days that followed, local news carried his name as a person detectives urgently hoped to interview, even as the shock of the shooting rippled through the neighborho ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Ivory Hawkins

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    Black / African American

    Las Vegas

    NV

    2015-04-10

    2015-04-10

    63

    Ivory

    Hawkins

    Yes

    11/10/2025


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    Wow, what a devastating loss. I've been following the case of Pops Hawkins and can't stop thinking a... ...Read More
    03/01/2024
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