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Mark Laquan Smith

Case from Crisfield, MD dated Oct 06, 2017

Victim Details

Mark Laquan Smith

Male

Black / African American

Crisfield

MD

2017-10-06

25

Mark

Laquan Smith

07/13/2026

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In the quiet waterfront city of Crisfield, Maryland, the early morning hours of October 6, 2017, were shattered by an act of brutal violence that claimed the life of 25-year-old Mark Laquan Smith. A male resident of Salisbury, Smith was discovered in the parking lot of the Somers Cove Apartments, his life extinguished by at least 14 gunshot wounds. The scene that greeted responding officers painted a grim picture, with not only Smith's body lying next to a vehicle but also the presence of narcot ...
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  • WMDT: Crisfield still searching for murder answers
  • WJLA: Md. man shot 14 times; police find drugs, money and a revolver next to his body
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