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Don Smith

Case from Memphis, TN dated Nov 01, 2014

Victim Details

Don Smith

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2014-11-01

57

Don

Smith

06/25/2026

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In the autumn of 2014, the community of Memphis, Tennessee, was shaken by the tragic death of Don Smith, a 57-year-old African American man who served as the pastor of Prospect Park Missionary Baptist Church. On November 1, his body was discovered by two men walking their dogs near a pond in the Hickory Hill area. He had been fatally shot.

The investigation into Pastor Smith's death quickly revealed that he was the victim of a robbery that turned violent. His wallet and his 2010 Buick LaC ...
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  • theGrio: Memphis area pastor Don Smith shot, killed
  • WREG.com: Body found in Hickory Hill identified as a local Memphis Pastor
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