Princess Cooper was 25 when she was shot on the evening of September 18, 2019, on Egan Street in the Highland neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana. First responders found her with multiple gunshot wounds; she was taken to a nearby hospital and died shortly after arrival. The death was ruled a homicide and investigators from the Shreveport Police Department opened a criminal investigation.

Authorities identified a suspect and obtained a warrant for 33-year-old Ricky Walker. A tip to Crime Stoppers led to Walker’s arrest a few days later; he was taken into custody without incident and charged with second-degree murder in connection with Princess Cooper’s death. Friends and family remembered her as vibrant and loving.

If anyone has information about what happened on Egan Street that night, please share it with the Shreveport Police or Crime Stoppers.