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Rayner Antonio Smart

Case from Memphis, TN dated Apr 29, 2019

Victim Details

Rayner Antonio Smart

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2019-04-29

37

Rayner

Antonio Smart

06/22/2026

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On the evening of April 29, 2019, in Memphis, Tennessee, a 37-year-old Black / African American man named Rayner Antonio Smart died, though the circumstances surrounding his death are shrouded in conflicting public information. One account suggests a violent end, a narrative of a life cut short by gunfire. In this version of events, Memphis Police officers were called to a residence in the 700 block of North Dunlap Street to investigate a shooting. Inside, they discovered Rayner Smart suffering ...
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  • WREG.com: Police seeking tips following north Memphis homicide
  • Obituary for Rayner Smart at M.J. Edwards Funeral Home
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