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Nasir Smith

Case from Columbia, MO dated Nov 06, 2018

Victim Details

Nasir Smith

Male

Black / African American

Columbia

MO

2018-11-06

14

Nasir

Smith

07/11/2026

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In the autumn of 2018, the life of 14-year-old Nasir Ali Smith, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Columbia, Missouri. On the morning of November 6, Nasir was at The Links apartment complex in the eastern part of the city, where he was fatally shot. Another individual was also wounded during the incident. Friends and family remembered Nasir as a bright and fearless young man with a radiant smile who had attended Hickman High School and was being home-schooled at the time ...
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  • Columbia Daily Tribune: Suspects arrested in shooting death of teenage boy
  • KRCG: Teen dies, one wounded in east Columbia 'possible homicide,' two suspects arrested
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