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Darick Cooper

Case from Hamden, CT dated Sep 19, 2011

Victim Details

Darick Cooper

Male

Black / African American

Hamden

CT

2011-09-19

27

Darick

Cooper

07/09/2026

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On September 19, 2011, the body of 27-year-old Darick M. Cooper was discovered in a vacant house on Goodrich Street in Hamden, Connecticut. A New Haven resident, Cooper was found on a staircase, having been fatally shot once in the back of the head. The discovery was made in the afternoon after police received a call to the location. The house had recently been deemed uninhabitable due to a water leak and resulting mold.

The initial investigation by the Hamden Police Department quickly de ...
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  • NBC Connecticut: Police ID Hamden Murder Victim
  • Darick Marquise Cooper, age 27 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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