On a Thursday evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 29-year-old Ladarius Cooper, a Black/African American male, was cut short by gunfire. The incident, which unfolded on October 5, 2017, began with a Shot Spotter alert that drew Birmingham police to the 1400 block of Avenue R in the Ensley neighborhood just before 6 p.m.
Upon their arrival, officers discovered a chaotic scene. A car had crashed into a utility pole, and inside, they found Cooper suffering from a gunshot wound. It app
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