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Ryjhoun Smith

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Sep 11, 2015

Victim Details

Ryjhoun Smith

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2015-09-11

2015-09-11

28

Ryjhoun

Smith

07/09/2026

1


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In the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans, a life was cut short on September 11, 2015. Ryjhoun Smith, a 28-year-old Black male, was fatally wounded by gunfire. The incident left a family grieving and a community searching for answers that have remained elusive.

Details surrounding the circumstances of Smith's death are sparse in available online records. What is known is that he was the victim of a homicide. An obituary published in the days following his death paints a picture of a you ...
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