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Calvin Smith

Case from Baton Rouge, LA dated Jan 11, 2015

Victim Details

Calvin Smith

Male

Black / African American

Baton Rouge

LA

2015-01-11

19

Calvin

Smith

06/26/2026

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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the life of 19-year-old Calvin Smith, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On January 11, 2015, Smith was found shot to death, leaving a community searching for answers. The initial investigation by the Baton Rouge Police Department sought help from the public to piece together the events that led to the young man's demise.

For years, the case remained under investigation, a painful open wound for Smith's family and frie ...
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