A life ended in gunfire on November 26, 2024, and Greenville lost more than a uniformed officer. Cooper Steven Dawson was 28 years old—a young public servant whose future was still unfolding when it was violently taken away. His death leaves grief that cannot be reduced to a badge number, a line in a report, or the final date recorded beside his name. Dawson served with the Greenville Police Department as Police Officer, badge 366. He was killed after initiating a traffic stop that became a foot pursuit. The facts are stark, but they cannot carry the whole weight of what happened: a person went…

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