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Donovan Smalls

Case from Orangeburg, SC dated Apr 14, 2019

Victim Details

Donovan J Smalls

Male

Black / African American

Orangeburg

SC

2019-04-14

20

Donovan

Smalls

06/30/2026

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Donovan Smalls, a 20-year-old male student at Benedict College, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of April 14, 2019, at a house party on Summers Avenue in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Originally from Goose Creek, Smalls was studying technical engineering. The party, which had prompted noise complaints, escalated into violence when gunfire erupted. Officers from the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety responded to reports of the shooting and found Smalls on the ground with a gunshot w ...
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  • http://www.wistv.com: One person dead, one injured in shooting in Orangeburg
  • WLTX: Benedict College student killed in shooting in Orangeburg
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