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Elon Cooley

Case from Gallup, NM dated May 06, 2023

Victim Details

Elon Cooley

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Gallup

NM

2023-05-06

21

Elon

Cooley

07/05/2026

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Elon Cooley, a 21-year-old man from Gallup, New Mexico, tragically lost his life in a shooting incident on May 6, 2023. The fatal event occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning outside the Sports Page Lounge, located at 1400 S. Second St. in Gallup.

According to reports, Cooley had been involved in an altercation with another man inside the bar prior to the shooting. He approached security guards and requested an escort to his car. As the security personnel were walking Cooley to h ...
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  • Gallup police search for man in deadly shooting outside bar
  • KOAT: One dead, one injured in sports bar shooting in Gallup
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