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Samuel Cockrell

Case from Meridian, MS dated Jul 08, 2003

Victim Details

Samuel Cockrell

Male

Black / African American

Meridian

MS

2003-07-08

46

Samuel

Cockrell

07/13/2026

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A workplace shooting on July 8, 2003, at the Lockheed Martin plant in Meridian, Mississippi, claimed the life of 46-year-old Samuel Edward “Sam” Cockrell Jr. and five of his colleagues. The tragic event unfolded when a fellow employee, Doug Williams, opened fire on his co-workers before taking his own life. In addition to Cockrell, the victims of the shooting were DeLois Bailey, Micky Fitzgerald, Lynette McCall, Thomas Willis, and Rev. Charles J. Miller.

At the time of his death, Cock ...
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