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Tavon Cooper

Case from Bridgeport, CT dated Jun 21, 2018

Victim Details

Tavon Cooper

Male

Black / African American

Bridgeport

CT

2018-06-21

34

Tavon

Cooper

07/06/2026

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In the midst of his grief, 34-year-old Tavon Cooper, a Black male from Bridgeport, Connecticut, found his life cut short on the night of June 21, 2018. The tragic events unfolded at the P.T. Barnum Housing Complex, a place that would become the final scene of a life marked by recent sorrow. Tavon was in a deeply emotional state, mourning the loss of his 18-year-old nephew, Corbin Cooper, who had died just a week earlier after being ejected from a vehicle during a police chase. On the night of hi ...
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  • WTNH: Man fatally shot in Bridgeport
  • DoingItLocal: Bridgeport News: Man Shot At PT Barnum Housing - DoingItLocal
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