Police seek men in Grand Street death

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Amarillo police are searching for men involved in the shooting of a Canadian man found dead in his vehicle at a South Grand Street restaurant.
Zachary Scott Cooper, 28, of Canadian was found slumpe…

Amarillo police are searching for men involved in the shooting of a Canadian man found dead in his vehicle at a South Grand Street restaurant.

Zachary Scott Cooper, 28, of Canadian was found slumped over in the seat of his white Hyundai at 8:33 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of McDonalds, 1815 S. Grand St.

Special Crimes detectives determined Cooper died from a gunshot wound to the torso.

The investigation into the death has uncovered video surveillance images that show Cooper driving the Hyundai with a white or Hispanic male passenger to Walmart, 3700 E. Interstate 40, earlier Wednesday.

The passenger exited Cooper's vehicle and went inside.

A few minutes later, a different person approached Cooper's vehicle and spoke with him through the passenger-side window for a few minutes before getting in the car and leaving with Cooper, police said.

In between the stops at Walmart and McDonalds, another person got into the Hyundai.

After Cooper was shot while sitting in his vehicle in the McDonalds parking lot, the two men got out of his car and entered another vehicle driven by another person and drove off. The second vehicle is described as a two-door sports coupe, possibly gray in color, police said.

It is unclear whether the man talking on the phone in the video in Walmart was present during the shooting. Police are searching for the man and have asked for the public's help in identifying and locating him.

A photo issued by police shows the car that picked up the two subjects after Cooper was shot.

Potter County Justice of the Peace Gary L. Jackson ordered an autopsy, which was scheduled for Thursday.

Anyone with information is asked to call Special Crimes at 806-378-9468 or Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 806-374-4400. Tips can also be submitted online at amapolice.org.