“Kevin Cooper should still be with his grandchildren, his wife, and his church,” a Multnomah County prosecutor said. Now, those words feel less like a statement and more like a painful reminder of what was stolen in the middle of the night.An Oregon minister’s final moments are only beginning to come into focus, and the chilling details of that overnight home invasion are more devastating than anyone first realized.Kevin Cooper, 57, was more than a name in a police report. He was a grandfather, a husband, and a minister at People of Purpose Worship Center, according to KOIN 6 News.

Just after 12:30 a.m. on November 1, 2025, officers responded to reports of a shooting in the 9300 block of Southeast Ramona Street, according to the Portland Police Bureau’s official update.When they arrived, they found Kevin suffering from multiple gunshot wounds inside his home. The suspects had already fled. But what investigators later revealed, and what his family shared, makes the tragedy even more devastating.According to the New York Post, five armed teens allegedly banged on Kevin’s door in the middle of the night, claiming they were police officers.Relatives said the group identified themselves as cops before breaking down the door in what authorities described as a home invasion. It was not a routine knock. It was a calculated deception.