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On July 15, 2016, a dispute between rival rap groups in Philadelphia escalated from a physical altercation into a street shootout that killed 64-year-old Jerry Floyd. Floyd was killed and two women, ages 15 and 48, were wounded in the crossfire.

Police identified Dayquine Cooper as a suspect and arrested him in connection with the triple shooting. At trial he faced charges including murder in Floyd’s death and attempted murder and aggravated assault for the two women. A jury acquitted Cooper of murder but convicted him of two counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault for the wounded women; he received a lengthy prison sentence for those convictions.

The street violence began with what was described as a minor dispute that spiraled into a deadly encounter, leaving a family to mourn and a neighborhood shaken. If anyone witnessed the July 15, 2016 confrontation or has information that could add detail about the events that day, please share what is known.