Fatal Encounters

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Maurice Cooper

Name: Maurice Cooper
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/20/2008
Location: U.S. 301 and 15th Street East
Bradenton, Florida, 34208
County: Manatee
Agency: Manatee County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Cooper was one of three narcotics suspects chased by an unmarked police car on a mid-morning Monday. The suspects' white Buick rammed the county vehicle, fled, ran a red light at a busy intersection, and collided with an air-conditioning van. Cooper, riding in the back seat, died in the crash.
Unique ID: 7573

News article: Link






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