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Shawn Smith

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Aug 12, 2016

Victim Details

Shawn Smith

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2016-08-12

2016-08-12

37

Shawn

Smith

06/25/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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In the late hours of August 12, 2016, the life of 37-year-old Shawn Smith, a Black male from New Orleans, Louisiana, was tragically cut short. Smith was fatally wounded in a shooting that occurred in the Little Woods neighborhood of the city. Emergency services responded to the scene, but Smith ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting remain scarce in publicly available records. Information regarding a motive for the attack, or what may h ...
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  • Shawn Smith, age 37 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Man killed in Little Woods shooting identified, coroner says
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