Karen Lynn Cooper was 58 when she was fatally shot in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on May 24, 2022. Born April 12, 1964, in Rawlins, Wyoming, she was raised by Barbara and Chester Cooper and baptized in the United Pentecostal Church. During high school she participated in the Distributive Education Club of America, choir, and track, and later worked for the Bureau of Land Management and Rawlins National Bank.

Karen loved animals and cared for dogs including Taysia, Keila, Zoe, and Pixilee, often taking in strays or abandoned animals. Her death on May 24, 2022, prompted an immediate law enforcement investigation after a suspect fled the scene and was later connected to further violence in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

If anyone knew Karen, her routines, or saw anything related to the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.