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Walter Smith

Case from San Francisco, CA dated Jan 01, 2013

Victim Details

Walter Smith

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

San Francisco

CA

2013-01-01

30

Walter

Smith

No

06/23/2026


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Walter Smith, a 30-year-old man, was fatally shot on January 1, 2013, in San Francisco's Bayview District. The incident occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day, and Smith was found with a stab wound to the neck. Despite the efforts of first responders, Smith succumbed to his injuries shortly after being discovered. Authorities arrested a suspect, a 37-year-old man from Alameda, shortly after the incident. The case was part of the ongoing struggle with violence in the Bayview area, known fo ...
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