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Do you know who murdered Kendra Mercedes Smith?
In the late summer of 2004, the life of 23-year-old Kendra Mercedes Smith was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Temple University with a degree in communications and business, she was a new mother with dreams of possibly moving to California. On the evening of September 6, 2004, after spending Labor Day with family and friends, she was fatally shot while sitting in the passenger seat of a car in the 4300 block of D Street in Southeast Washington. She was rushed to a hospital ...Read More
In the late summer of 2004, the life of 23-year-old Kendra Mercedes Smith was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Temple University with a degree in communications and business, she was a new mother with dreams of possibly moving to California. On the evening of September 6, 2004, after spending Labor Day with family and friends, she was fatally shot while sitting in the passenger seat of a car in the 4300 block of D Street in Southeast Washington. She was rushed to a hospital ...Read More
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Kendra Mercedes Smith
January 9, 2023
Female
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
2004-09-06
2004-09-06
23
Kendra Mercedes
Smith
Yes
11/16/2025
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I can't stop thinking about how the community’s support played such a crucial role in reviving Ken... ...Read More
04/05/2024
04/05/2024
I’ve been following Kendra Smith's case for a while, and I can't stop thinking about her family an... ...Read More
09/11/2023
09/11/2023
