Dallas Police Dept. Releases Statement After Rumor Of Amari Cooper Being Shot In Dallas Area

With everything that has transpired in 2020, the last thing we need is people spreading fake news about athletes getting killed.

That was the case on Wednesday when some random person started a rumor on Twitter stating that Dallas Cowboys WR Amari Cooper had been shot.

The Dallas Police Department also saw that tweet and quickly eased the fears of people looking for information.

There has been a tweet going viral that Amari Cooper has been shot in the Dallas area. We have NOT found any validity to that tweet occurring in the city of #Dallas. At this time, there has been NO shooting incident occurring in the city of Dallas. @ChiefHallDPD

— Dallas Police Dept (@DallasPD) February 19, 2020

Shortly after, Amari Cooper also posted this on his Instagram account, claiming the rumor was “fake news”:

Amari Cooper on Instagram says all is well with him. @AmariCooper9 pic.twitter.com/TCJViLQWbs

— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) February 19, 2020

Social media can be a cruel place sometimes..