In the spring of 2008, the life of 32-year-old Len La'Mar 'Coo' Coppock-Price was cut short in a fatal act of violence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On the evening of May 24th, Coppock was found on the 1500 block of South 19th Street, having been shot. His death was officially ruled a homicide.
In the aftermath of the shooting, Coppock's family held his funeral service on May 31, 2008, at the New Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
In a gesture that spoke to the violent nature of his death, the family requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Mothers-In-Charge, a local organization dedicated to supporting families who have lost loved ones to violence.
For years, the details surrounding Coppock's murder remained outside of the public eye. However, legal proceedings that came to light later on would shed some light on the investigation. In a court document from January 2020, it was revealed that Coppock's wife, Shantae Coppock, had provided a statement to investigators. She recounted that she had been informed by an individual that her husband was killed by two men known as 'Najee and Cali.' The same source also alleged that the duo was responsible for the death of an Asian man in South Philadelphia on the same night.
The court document further identified 'Najee' as Edward Wallace. Legal records indicate that an Edward Wallace was later convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. While the court documents connect Wallace to the information provided by Shantae Coppock, further details about the investigation, a second suspect identified as 'Cali,' and the specifics of the trial and conviction in direct relation to Len Coppock's murder are not available in the public records. The case, as it is detailed in available online sources, leaves the full story of the circumstances and the ultimate legal resolution of Len Coppock's death partially untold.
