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Reena Smith

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Sep 27, 2018

Victim Details

Reena Smith

Female

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2018-09-27

38

Reena

Smith

06/25/2026

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In the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, a tragedy unfolded on Thursday, September 27, 2018, forever altering the lives of those who knew and loved Reena Smith. On that day, the 38-year-old African American woman's life was cut short by an act of gun violence. The Orleans Parish Coroner's office would later confirm her death as a homicide, marking another grim statistic in a city grappling with violent crime.

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  • NOLA.com: Coroner names 3 people found dead in New Orleans in 2-day span
  • nola.com: 5 indicted in 3 Algiers shootings that left 4 dead in 3-month span
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    I came across an interesting discussion about the location of Reena Smith's memorial site. It seems ... ...Read More
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