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Decarlious Emerson Smith

Case from Memphis, TN dated Feb 01, 2025

Victim Details

Decarlious Emerson Smith

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2025-02-01

35

Decarlious

Emerson Smith

07/20/2026

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In the pre-dawn hours of February 1, 2025, the quiet of a northeast Memphis neighborhood was broken by the discovery of a tragedy. Thirty-five-year-old Decarlious Emerson Smith, an African American man, was found inside his white 2010 Mazda 3 in the 2200 block of Eveningview Drive. Responding to a call around 3:07 a.m., Memphis Police Department officers found him unresponsive, having been fatally shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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  • Legacy.com: Decarlious Smith Obituary (1989 - 2025) - Bartlett, TN - The Daily Memphian
  • FOX13 Memphis: Man found shot to death inside car, police say
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