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D'Ante Smith

Case from Columbus, OH dated May 11, 2017

Victim Details

D'Ante Smith

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Columbus

OH

2017-05-11

15

D'Ante

Smith

06/27/2026

1


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D'Ante Smith, aged 15, was tragically killed on May 11, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. The incident took place at around 11:31 p.m. in an alley behind 3115 Bremen Street. Columbus Police responded to a report of an unresponsive male after nearby residents heard several gunshots approximately 15 to 20 minutes earlier. When officers arrived, they discovered D'Ante lying in the alley, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. Medic 61 was dispatched to the scene, but unfortunately, D'Ante was pron ...
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