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Jerome Cooper

Gender : Male

Age : 51

Race : Black

Date : 04/28/2025

Location : Roosevelt Boulevard and Langdon Street

City : Philadelphia

County : Philadelphia

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Philadelphia Police Department

Officer(s) :5 unnamed Highway Patrol officers, one 15th District officer, one 25th District officer

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Police shooting following a carjacking and pursuit

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 28, 2025, Jerome Cooper, 51, allegedly shot a 32-year-old man in the abdomen during a carjacking at a Public Storage facility near G Street and East Hunting Park Avenue in Philadelphia. A 29-year-old witness reportedly exchanged gunfire with Cooper during the incident.
Cooper fled in the victim's Toyota Camry, leading police on a high-speed chase through multiple districts. During the pursuit, Cooper allegedly fired at officers, with evidence of a fired cartridge casing found on the 700 block of East Cheltenham Avenue.
The chase concluded when Cooper's vehicle crashed into a tree in a grassy median at Roosevelt Boulevard and Langdon Street in the city's Summerdale section. As Cooper exited the vehicle armed, seven officers discharged their weapons, striking him multiple times. He was transported to Jefferson Einstein Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The 32-year-old shooting victim was hospitalized in stable condition. The involvement of the 29-year-old witness is under investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

• Officials ID carjacking suspect who was killed by police after chase in Philly
• Philadelphia carjacking suspect dies after being shot by police following wild chase
• Carjacking suspect shot, killed by Philadelphia police after firing shots at officers, leading them on chase