On October 10, 2020, 40-year-old Bernadette Chasity Cooper was shot and killed inside her home in the 8800 block of Shannon Fox Circle in Jennings, Missouri. The shooting occurred in the early afternoon after an argument with her boyfriend of eight months over the condition of the house. The boyfriend, Joseph Jones, produced a handgun and opened fire on Cooper and her children; Cooper was struck and died at the scene.

The attack also killed Cooper’s 6-year-old daughter, Doryan Pig Bryant; two other daughters were wounded but survived. Family members say a 10-year-old surviving daughter jumped in front of a sibling and helped save her. After the shooting, Jones reportedly sat on a living room couch and smoked while waiting for law enforcement; he was taken into custody and charged in connection with the killings and assaults.

If anyone knew Bernadette Cooper, her children, or has information about the events at the Shannon Fox Circle home, please come forward with what you know.