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Jamar Smith

Case from Hot Springs National Park, AR dated May 18, 2023

Victim Details

Jamar Smith

Male

Black / African American

Hot Springs National Park

AR

2023-05-18

34

Jamar

Smith

litigation

07/19/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 18, 2023, the life of 34-year-old Jamar Smith of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was tragically cut short. Officers responded to a call at the 200 block of Maryland Avenue around 2:30 a.m. and discovered Smith inside a residence, deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. The Black male's death was quickly investigated as a homicide by the Hot Springs Police Department.

The investigation moved swiftly, and by that same evening, a suspect was in custody. At approxima ...
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  • The Sentinel Record: Mountain Pine man charged with murder in shooting
  • KLRT - FOX16.com: Hot Springs police arrest suspect in deadly overnight shooting
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