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Eliot Cobb

Case from Tucson, AZ dated Apr 14, 2017

Victim Details

Eliot Cobb

Male

White / Caucasian

Tucson

AZ

2017-04-14

65

Eliot

Cobb

Primary Suspect Deceased

06/27/2026

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On an otherwise ordinary spring evening in Tucson, Arizona, the life of 65-year-old Eliot Cobb was tragically cut short. On April 14, 2017, Cobb was at a restaurant in the La Encantada shopping center when a gunman opened fire. The assailant, a captain with the Tucson Fire Department, was reportedly targeting his estranged wife, who was also at the restaurant.

In the midst of the chaotic and violent scene, Eliot Cobb was fatally wounded. Another individual was also injured during the atta ...
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  • Arizona Daily Star: Gunman in restaurant murder-suicide was Tucson Fire captain
  • La Encantada shooting victim was online entrepreneur, family man
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    Has anyone else been deeply moved by the witness Laura Harder and her account of the events? It's un... ...Read More
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