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Damon Smothers

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Oct 23, 2011

Victim Details

Damon Smothers

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2011-10-23

2011-10-23

31

Damon

Smothers

06/26/2026


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In the city of New Orleans, a life was cut short on October 23, 2011, when 31-year-old Damon Girard Smothers was killed. An African-American male, Smothers was a native of the city where he ultimately met his untimely end. His death left his family, including his mother Viola Smothers, enveloped in profound grief.

The passing of Damon Smothers was not an isolated incident but rather a tragic component of a larger struggle with violent crime that plagued New Orleans during that period. In ...
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