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Deshawn Smart

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Mar 16, 2019

Victim Details

Deshawn Smart

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2019-03-16

47

Deshawn

Smart

08/02/2026

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In the early morning hours of a spring day in Brooklyn, a discovery was made that brought a violent end to a man's life. On March 16, 2019, shortly before 9:30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call behind a New York City Housing Authority building at 474 Marcy Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. There, they found 47-year-old Deshawn Smart, a resident of Red Hook, unconscious and unresponsive. He was lying next to a Citi Bike, having sustained a single, fatal gunshot wound to his torso. ...
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  • New York Post: Cops identify Citi Bike rider shot dead in Brooklyn
  • Twitter: New York City 911 on Twitter
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    Did anyone else hear about the connection between Deshawn Smart and the Citi Bike found near him whe... ...Read More
    09/24/2024
    Is anyone else puzzled by the fact that Deshawn was found next to a Citi Bike? I'm trying to underst... ...Read More
    02/08/2023
    I was thinking about Deshawn Smart's case recently and can't help but feel for his family. From what... ...Read More
    01/27/2023
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