Was Chris Cooper's character killed by mistake in Bourne Identity? Did the assassin think he had killed Bourne?

I presume that the "baddies" were after Bourne because he failed in his mission.

Was Chris Cooper's character killed by mistake in Bourne Identity? Did the assassin think he had killed Bourne?

I presume that the "baddies" were after Bourne because he failed in his mission.

Flyingfox, it's probably me simple mind, but I found that series so convoluted, I never did understand what the *%$## was going on.

Watching the second one now to try to understand it!!:confused:
But they are good

[SPOILER] Put this in spoiler in case people dont want to read it! The way I see it, Brian Cox arranged with his Russian friends to kill Coglan / C Cooper. [/SPOILER]

Was Chris Cooper's character killed by mistake in Bourne Identity? Did the assassin think he had killed Bourne?

I presume that the "baddies" were after Bourne because he failed in his mission.

Chris Cooper's character, Conklin, was a CIA black ops head, presumably Bourne's boss.
He ends up dead at the end of the movie for failing to have Bourne sanctioned.