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Verndell Smith

Case from Chicago, IL dated May 19, 2021

Victim Details

Verndell Smith

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2021-05-19

32

Verndell

Smith

07/23/2026

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Verndell Smith, a 32-year-old African American man from Chicago, IL, was tragically killed on May 19, 2021. Smith, a beloved dance coach and a pillar in the Chicago House music dance scene, was shot multiple times in the parking lot of a Dunkin' Donuts near his dance studio in the Park Manor neighborhood. He was struck in the leg, arm, forehead, and torso, and was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center. The incident left his family, friends, and students devastated, as Smith ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man charged with killing South Side dance coach whose studio was a safe space for children
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