On the morning of April 19, 2024, 22-year-old Cody Paul Cooper was found shot and deceased inside an apartment at the Crown Point Apartments in the 3700 block of S.W. Park South Court in Topeka, Kansas. Police were dispatched to the scene after a report of a shooting; officers discovered Cooper with a fatal gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cooper was born and raised in Topeka and was remembered as a friendly, athletic young man. He played catcher in baseball and was a standout football player for the Topeka Buccaneers, continuing athletics at Mater Dei Middle School and Topeka West High School, graduating in 2020. At the time of his death he and his girlfriend, Jasmine Davis, were expecting a son.

Police have been investigating the homicide. If anyone knew Cody, was in the Crown Point Apartments area on April 19, 2024, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.