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Anthony Smithers

Case from Westmont, CA dated Oct 05, 2025

Victim Details

Anthony Smithers

Male

Black / African American

Westmont

CA

2025-10-05

15

Anthony

Smithers

07/04/2026

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Anthony Smithers, 15, a Black male, was found fatally wounded just after midnight on October 5, 2025, along the 800 block of West 97th Street in South Los Angeles, an area often described as Vermont Vista and adjacent to Westmont. Officers were dispatched at 12:43 a.m., and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner later identified him by name and determined the manner of death to be homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds.

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  • MyNewsLA.com: 15-Year-Old Dies is Vermont-Vista Area Shooting - MyNewsLA.com
  • NBC Los Angeles: Man fatally shot during robbery in Westmont: LAPD
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