Sidney Smith

Death by Force

Sidney Smith, a 19-year-old female of African American ethnicity, tragically lost her life on September 27, 2015, in Cleveland, OH. Her death was a result of a drive-by shooting that occurred in the early hours of that morning. Sidney was an innocent bystander, and her death was part of a larger wave of gang violence that plagued Cleveland's eastside streets at the time.

The incident took place amidst an ongoing gang conflict between the Benham Boyz and the 103 Murda Block. On the night o ...Read More

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