Courtney Edward Cooper Sr., 50, was fatally shot in Baltimore on November 5, 2019. Known to family as Hooper and to others simply as Cooper, he worked as a truck driver for Coca-Cola and later J.B. Hunt and was described as the life of the party. Born in Baltimore on October 18, 1969, he attended the Baltimore City schools and later earned several certificates. He had been married to Ruth Muff Cooper for more than thirty years and was the father of six children, leaving behind an extended family that included parents, siblings and many grandchildren.

No information about arrests or identified suspects in the shooting has been provided, and the investigation into his death remains without updates on suspects or arrests. If anyone knew Courtney, his routines, or saw anything related to the November 5 shooting, please share what is known with investigators.