On May 27, 2023, deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in the 2000 block of Rivertree Circle in Oak Ridge, Florida, and found 58-year-old James Cooper at the scene. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead from his injuries. The shooting occurred in a residential area and initially there was no suspect information available.

The investigation into Cooper’s death continued over the following weeks and led to an arrest. On June 30, 2023, 30-year-old Christopher Sims was arrested and charged with first-degree murder with a firearm in connection with the shooting.

If anyone who lived in the Rivertree Circle area or who knew James Cooper around that time has information that could assist the case, please share it with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.