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Hillard Head Smith IV

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Apr 07, 2003

Victim Details

Hillard Head Smith IV

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2003-04-07

18

Hillard

Head Smith IV

07/02/2026

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In the spring of 2003, the life of 18-year-old Hillard Head Smith IV, an African American male, was cut short on the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana. On the evening of April 7th, Smith was discovered in front of an abandoned house, having sustained fatal gunshot wounds. A student at Joseph S. Clark High School, his death was not a random act of violence but rather a targeted event rooted in a larger, ongoing gang-related conflict. The authorities and community members quickly came to believe t ...
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