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James Smiley III

Case from Augusta, GA dated Jan 12, 2017

Victim Details

James Smiley, III

Male

Black / African American

Augusta

GA

2017-01-12

28

James

Smiley III

06/29/2026

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In the light of a January afternoon in Augusta, Georgia, the life of James Bartell Smiley III, a 28-year-old African American male, was violently cut short on January 12, 2017. The tragic events unfolded around 2:30 p.m. in a residential neighborhood near the 1000 block of Carrie Street. Smiley was inside his Mercedes when a Black male with dreadlocks reportedly approached the vehicle and opened fire, striking Smiley multiple times in the head and neck. In a final, desperate attempt to flee the ...
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  • WJBF-TV: One dead after shooting near Carrie Street
  • James Smiley, III, age 28 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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