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Douglas Cooper

Case from Providence, RI dated Mar 22, 2014

Victim Details

Douglas Cooper

Male

Black / African American

Providence

RI

2014-03-22

18

Douglas

Cooper

06/23/2026

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On the evening of March 22, 2014, a violent confrontation erupted on Canton Street in Providence, Rhode Island, forever altering the course of many lives. In the midst of a gunfight between two rival groups, 18-year-old Douglas Cooper, a Black/African American male, found himself in the crossfire of a volatile situation that would ultimately turn fatal. The chaos of the shootout attracted the attention of three narcotics officers from the Providence Police Department who were patrolling the area ...
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  • WPRI 12 Eyewitness News: Cops felt bullets ‘whizzing by’ in deadly shootout
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