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Malcom Coperning

Case from Newark, NJ dated Dec 12, 2025

Victim Details

Malcom Coperning

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2025-12-12

35

Malcom

Coperning

07/08/2026

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Malcom Coperning, 35, a Black man, was killed late on Friday, December 12, 2025, after gunfire erupted inside an apartment in Newark’s South Ward. Police were dispatched to the 300 block of Wainwright Street at about 9:58 p.m., where officers found Coperning suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside the residence.

First responders moved quickly, rushing Coperning to University Hospital as the minutes slipped by. Despite lifesaving efforts, Coperning was pronounced dead at 10:37 p.m ...
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  • RLS Media: Newark South Ward Man Shot Multiple Times Inside Apartment Dies
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