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Curtis Smith

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated Mar 02, 2025

Victim Details

Curtis Smith

Male

Black / African American

Los Angeles

CA

2025-03-02

35

Curtis

Smith

08/01/2026

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Curtis Smith, a 35-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in downtown Los Angeles on March 2, 2025. The incident occurred at approximately 7:52 p.m. in the 700 block of Stanford Avenue, between San Pedro Street and Central Avenue. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newton Division responded to an “assault with a deadly weapon” call and arrived to find Curtis Smith suffering from gunshot wounds on the sidewalk. Paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire Depart ...
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  • MyNewsLA.com: Man Killed in Downtown Drive-By Shooting Identified - MyNewsLA.com
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