Hampton Smith

In the late afternoon of a crisp autumn day in Harlem, a long-simmering dispute between neighbors erupted into a tragic sequence of violence that left three people dead, including 78-year-old Hampton Smith. On October 18, 2019, the quiet of a West 131st Street apartment building was shattered by the sound of gunshots, the culmination of years of acrimony between Smith and his downstairs neighbor.

Hampton Smith, known affectionately as 'Smitty' and the superintendent for three buildings in ...

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