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Gregory Smokey Keys

Case from New-orleans, LA dated May 21, 2011

Victim Details

Gregory “Smokey” Keys

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2011-05-21

25

Gregory

Smokey Keys

07/08/2026

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On a Tuesday in May of 2011, Gregory Montrell 'Smokey' Keys, a 25-year-old male, was fatally shot in New Orleans. Another individual, Kendrick Smothers, was also wounded in the incident. The shooting, which occurred on May 24, 2011, was not a random act of violence but rather a targeted event rooted in the city's criminal underworld.

The investigation into the murder of Gregory Keys unfolded as part of a larger, multi-year probe into a heroin trafficking organization operating in an area ...
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  • NOLA.com: Heroin dealer sentenced to 30 years for 2011 murder tied to 'G-Strip' gang
  • New Orleans Man, Evans Lewis, Pleads Guilty To Drug-related Murder

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