Ricky High, a 48-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on October 12, 2007, in Raleigh, North Carolina. His death was one of several linked to Samuel James Cooper, whose attacks in the area occurred between 2006 and 2007.

Cooper had a documented history of violent crime, including armed robberies in 1994, a prison escape in 1999 during which he assaulted a deputy, and release from custody in February 2006. Prosecutors presented Cooper’s confession tying him to High’s killing and other shootings; his legal team argued diminished capacity based on a childhood of severe abuse. Cooper was arrested in November 2007 after a bank robbery and the handgun dropped while fleeing was connected to the murders. He was tried, convicted of five counts of first-degree murder including High’s, and given five life terms without parole.

Does anyone have information about Ricky High’s life in Raleigh or knew him before October 12, 2007?