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Jaylin Darran Smith

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Jan 26, 2023

Victim Details

Jaylin Darran Smith

Male

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

2023-01-26

23

Jaylin

Darran Smith

07/20/2026

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In the cold of a late January morning in Indianapolis, a grim discovery brought an end to the life of 23-year-old Jaylin Darran Smith. On Thursday, January 26, 2023, the young man was found deceased on the city's far east side, his life taken by gunfire.

The circumstances leading to the discovery of Smith's body began with reports of shots fired in the vicinity of the 3600 block of Wittfield Street, near 38th and Post Road. Responding officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dep ...
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  • IMPD: Man found shot to death on city's far east side
  • The Indianapolis Star: Indianapolis killings in January 2023
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