Patrolman
Samuel A. Cooper
South Bend Police Department
Thursday, November 1, 1900
Age: 41
Served: 2 years
Badge #: 5
Panel 41W, Line 17
Panel L33, Line 10
South Bend Police Department

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Gunfire
Date/Time of Incident
Thursday, October 25, 1900
02:00 am
Incident to Death Duration
7 days
Incident Location
300 block of South Michigan Street, South Bend
Incident County
St. Joseph
Incident Township
Portage
Weapon Used
.32-caliber handgun
Suspect Disposition
Pardoned in 1911
Burial Place
Bowman Cemetery, South Bend
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   Patrolman Samuel Cooper died from an infection from gunshot wounds he suffered one week earlier when he was attempting to arrest an armed robbery suspect.

   After being shot, Patrolman Cooper returned fire and wounded the suspect.

   The 32-year-old man was subsequently convicted of first-degree murder by a jury and sentenced to life in prison. He was pardoned by Governor Thomas R. Marshall in 1911.

   Patrolman Cooper was survived by his wife and daughter.


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