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Jayson Cooke

Case from Columbia, SC dated Jun 08, 2025

Victim Details

Jayson Cooke

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

SC

2025-06-08

17

Jayson

Cooke

06/26/2026

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In the early evening of June 8, 2025, a burst of gunfire shattered the quiet near the intersection of Percival Road and Quail Run Lane in Columbia, South Carolina. When the echoes faded, 17-year-old Jayson R. Cooke was dead from a gunshot wound, his silver Toyota having crashed into a wall after he was shot. The tragic event, which authorities later described as a drug deal that had taken a violent turn, claimed the life of a young man with a bright future. Jayson was a rising senior at Richland ...
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  • https://www.wistv.com: Coroner IDs teen killed after weekend shooting in Richland County
  • wltx.com: Coroner identifies victim of fatal shooting on Percival Road
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    It's really hard to wrap my head around this tragedy. I just found out about Jayson R. Cooke, such a... ...Read More
    10/08/2025
    It's hard to wrap my head around such a young life being cut so short in such a violent way. Jayson ... ...Read More
    07/20/2025
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