Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Robert Cooper

Name: Robert Cooper
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/17/2018
Location: W McKinley Ave & N West Ave
Fresno, California, 93728
County: Fresno
Agency: Fresno County Sheriff's Office, Fresno Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: After midnight, a deputy tried to stop a motorcycle rider in Fresno. Robert Cooper refused to pull over and allegedly sped away. After traveling five miles in five minutes, deputies handed the pursuit over to the Fresno Police Department helicopter. A short time later, Cooper crashed into a fence, killing him.
Unique ID: 11085

News article: Link






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