A domestic dispute in Oakland City, Indiana, turned fatal on the evening of December 19, 2020, when 44-year-old Calvin L. Cooper was found inside a residence at 430 South Walnut Street with a gunshot wound. Officers responding to a 911 call at about 5:12 p.m., assisted by the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office, administered CPR and used an automated external defibrillator but Calvin Cooper was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Indiana State Police’s preliminary investigation identified 19-year-old Colin J. Cooper, who lived at the home where the shooting occurred, as the person who shot his father. Colin was arrested and held in the Gibson County Jail without bond; he was later released in January 2021 on a $7,500 cash bond and his defense claimed the shooting was an act of fear, alleging prior physical harm by Calvin. Calvin Cooper was a lifelong Oakland City resident, operated Cooper Pavement Seal Coating and served with the Oakland City/Columbia Township Fire Department.

Did anyone in Oakland City know the Coopers or have information about their relationship that could shed light on what led to this tragedy?