A woman called police about a domestic violence situation involving a weapon. Responding officers were met with a person with a gun and after an exchange of gunfire, Jason Cooper was shot and killed, and a Charleston Police officer was shot in the bullet-resistant vest and was taken to the hospital.
Killer: Grant Mattingley, John Wall, Nicholas Jones, Robert Bennett, Ian Efstathiou
Agency: Charleston Police Department
Motive: Domestic Disturbance-no specific details
Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Jason Cooper
Death Date: December 29, 2020
County: Charleston
Geography: Urban
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: Black
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6465