In a time span of over a year (2006-2007), Samuel James Cooper had shot and killed five different men. He had shot & killed Ossama Haj-Hussein; 43 years old (May 12, 2006), LeRoy Jernigan; 41 years old (June 3rd, 2006), Timothy Barnwell; 34 years old (April 27, 2007), Ricky High; 48 years old (October 12th, 2007) and Tariq Hussain; 52 years old (October 14th, 2007). At the crime scene for each of these shootings, after being examined by ballistic's experts, the fired projectiles and cartridge cases found when could all be linked to the same weapon; a 9mm Ruger P89DC handgun. This exact gun was also found by police when Samuel Cooper dropped it while fleeing from the police during a bank robbery in November 2007. The firearms evidence along with the confessions from Samuel Cooper for each of the 5 murders, were the key evidence in this case.On April 6th 2008 Samuel Cooper was found guilty for the murders of the five men and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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