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Anthony Smiley

Case from Rockford, IL dated Feb 02, 2014

Victim Details

Anthony Smiley

Male

Black / African American

Rockford

IL

2014-02-02

24

Anthony

Smiley

07/07/2026

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Anthony Smiley, a 24-year-old African American male from Rockford, Illinois, tragically lost his life on February 2, 2014. Anthony was one of two individuals shot during an altercation that escalated into violence in a parking lot in the 1000 block of Ninth Street. The incident occurred early in the morning after a verbal dispute turned deadly. Anthony Smiley was pronounced dead at the scene, while another individual, Anthony A. Riggs, 25, was critically wounded in the same shooting.

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