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Carter Cochran

Case from Spokane, WA dated Apr 08, 2026

Victim Details

Carter Cochran

Male

White / Caucasian

Spokane

WA

2026-04-08

17

Carter

Cochran

06/30/2026

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On the evening of April 8, 2026, in Spokane Valley, Washington, a 17-year-old Black male named Carter Cochran was fatally shot. Cochran, a student and football player at Lewis and Clark High School with aspirations of becoming a firefighter, was reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of the incident.

According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, Cochran was making statements of self-harm while in the street and stood in front of a car occupied by three people. He t ...
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  • Spokesman.com: The shooting death of a 17-year-old Lewis and Clark High School football player has left his family 'broken.' They think it could've turned out differently
  • Spokesman.com: Neighbors shaken up after 17-year-old shot and killed in Spokane Valley
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