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Modesto Smith

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Oct 02, 2008

Victim Details

Modesto Smith

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Baltimore

MD

2008-10-02

2008-10-02

21

Modesto

Smith

07/16/2026


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In the autumn of 2008, a young man's life was cut short on a street in Baltimore, a city grappling with a high rate of violent crime. On the evening of October 2nd, 21-year-old Modesto Smith was in the 700 block of Allegany Place when he was fatally shot. The incident marked another grim statistic in a month that saw 20 homicides in the city, with the vast majority, including Smith's, remaining unsolved by the month's end.

The death of Modesto Smith, a male, became emblematic of the chall ...
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  • Police identify victim of fatal city shooting - Baltimore Sun
  • Baltimore ends 2008 with 234 killings, lowest in 20 years
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