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Donald Cooper

United States · Aged 26 · Died 02/04/2007
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Deadly force

According to police, Cooper was harassing people at a grocery store, and ran off when officers arrived. He was shot to death as he appeared to reach for a gun--he didn't have one. Cooper's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $8M and a full explanation from police.

Alleged responsible partyRockford Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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