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Do you know who killed Wejewen Briston Byers and Robert Lee Cooper in 1991?
On June 4, 1991, 16-year-old Wejewen Briston Byers and 20-year-old Robert Lee Cooper were found dead from gunshot wounds on Poinsett Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both victims were discovered lying in the street, and their deaths were the result of a violent shooting. The case remains unsolved, despite efforts by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to investigate the incident. Authorities have continued to offer a reward for information that could lead to an arrest, hoping that th ...Read More
On June 4, 1991, 16-year-old Wejewen Briston Byers and 20-year-old Robert Lee Cooper were found dead from gunshot wounds on Poinsett Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both victims were discovered lying in the street, and their deaths were the result of a violent shooting. The case remains unsolved, despite efforts by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to investigate the incident. Authorities have continued to offer a reward for information that could lead to an arrest, hoping that th ...Read More
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Wejewen Byers
December 5, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Charlotte
NC
1991-06-04
1974-07-18
16
robert-lee-cooper-charlotte-nc
Wejewen
Byers
11/20/2025
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