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• Justin Cosby was was shot inside the entrance of Harvard University's Kirkland House shortly before 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2009. On the following day, the 21-year-old resident of Cambridge, MA died of his wounds at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.Huffington Post: Justin Cosby, Harvard Shooting Victim, Dies (May 19, 2009) Cosby was a student at Salem State College and it was not known why he was in the the security-controlled Harvard dorm.Huffington Post: Justin Cosby, Harvard Shooting Victim, Dies (May 19, 2009)

  Jabrai Jordan Copney, a 20-year-old song writer from New York City was charged with Cosby's murder. Copney's girlfriend was a Harvard student and her friend, Chanequa Campbell, was ordered to leave the campus on May 22, 2009, during the ongoing investigation. Investigators believe Cambell helped the suspect gain entry into the dorm.New York Post: Brooklyn Harvard Student Chanequa Campbell Banned From Campus... (May 26, 2009)My Fox Boston: Man Denies Harvard Killing (May 22, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Age: 21
  2. Died: May 19, 2009
  3. Shot in the abdomen on May 18, 2009
  4. Crime scene: inside entrance of Harvard University's Kirkland House
  5. Was not a Harvard student
  6. Attended Salem State College
  7. Lived in Cambridge, MA
  8. Friends described Cosby as "a good kid"NECN.com: Friend of Harvard victim says he was 'good kid' (Time:1:30)
  9. Said to be close with his fatherNECN.com: Friend of Harvard victim says he was 'good kid' (Time:1:30)
  10. Students were alerted to the shooting by e-mailFOX 25: Shooting at Harvard University (May 18, 2009)
  11. Police believe Cosby was the intended targetFOX 25: Shooting at Harvard University (May 18, 2009)
  12. Keycards are needed to enter Harvard dorms
  13. More than one suspect seen fleeing campus
  14. Suspect: Jabrai Jordan Copney arrestedNew York Post: Brooklyn Harvard Student Chanequa Campbell Banned From Campus... (May 26, 2009)

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