James William Smith Jr., known to friends as “Peedy” or “Cowboy,” was a 45-year-old Black/African American male whose life was cut short by gunfire in Forrest City, Arkansas, on July 25, 2025. Public memorial records mark the date and place with stark clarity, naming Forrest City as the community where he was “lost to gun violence.”
Born and raised in Forrest City, Smith’s roots ran deep. Loved ones remembered him in an obituary published by a local funeral home and on Lega
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