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Donnell Smith

Case from Brooklyn, NY dated Aug 01, 2015

Victim Details

Donnell Smith

Male

Black / African American

Brooklyn

NY

2015-08-01

24

Donnell

Smith

07/24/2026

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In the summer of 2015, a wave of violence shook a Brooklyn neighborhood, leaving a family to grieve the loss of a young man. Donnell Smith, a 24-year-old male, was fatally shot on the night of August 1st. The incident occurred near the Glenwood Houses in the Flatlands area, where he was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. Despite the immediate response from emergency services, Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, his life tragically cut short.

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  • NBC New York: 1 Dead in Rash of Brooklyn Shootings: Police
  • New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV: Man shot and killed outside Brooklyn housing complex
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