Sammy Glen Cook

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

Working an off-duty job as a security guard, Officer Mason told Cook that he was trespassing. Cook refused to leave and fell to the floor during a scuffle with Officer Mason. Officer Mason offered to call an ambulance. Cook refused him and crawled away. Cook later died at a hospital due to a hip fracture and heart problems.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Sammy Glen Cook, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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