On a summer evening in Indianapolis, Indiana, the life of 23-year-old Aaron Joseph Cooper was tragically cut short. On Thursday, June 20, 2019, the young man was killed in a double shooting on the city's near northwest side. Born on May 8, 1996, Aaron was a resident of Indianapolis at the time of his death. The incident left another individual wounded, though their identity and condition were not widely reported.
Emergency services responded to the scene of the shooting, and Aaron Joseph
Cooper was pronounced dead from gun violence. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the double shooting. In the days that followed, friends and family gathered to mourn the loss of a young man who was remembered by many.
Despite the ongoing investigation by homicide detectives, information regarding any arrests or the identification of a suspect or suspects in the death of Aaron Joseph Cooper has not been made publicly available. As of early 2020, his case was listed among the numerous unsolved homicides in Indianapolis for the year 2019. The circumstances surrounding the double shooting and a motive for the violence remain unclear based on available online sources.
