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Deon Smith

Case from Saint-louis, MO dated Jun 02, 2016

Victim Details

Deon Smith

Male

Black / African American

Saint-louis

MO

2016-06-02

18

Deon

Smith

07/21/2026

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In the early summer of 2016, a promising young life was abruptly ended. Deon Smith, an 18-year-old Black male, was fatally shot on Thursday, June 2, 2016, in the Moline Acres area of St. Louis, Missouri. The grim discovery of his body was made in the front yard of a local residence.

At the time of the incident, the St. Louis County Police Department launched a homicide investigation to uncover the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Law enforcement officials canvassed the area and sou ...
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  • http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-killed-outside-moline-acres-home-was-shot-before-family/article_d784244a-7b0a-5783-95df-58717acba345.html
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