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Rickey Smith

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jan 18, 2023

Victim Details

Rickey Smith

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2023-01-18

18

Rickey

Smith

06/28/2026

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In the Central City neighborhood of New Orleans, a bright morning in January 2023 was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 18-year-old Rickey Smith, a Black male. On January 18th, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Smith was a passenger in a car, accompanied by his mother and two siblings, when the vehicle was sprayed with bullets. The sudden and brutal attack left the car riddled with bullet holes and a family irrevocably broken.

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  • https://www.fox8live.com: Coroner identifies 18-year-old as victim of fatal Central City shooting
  • Uptown Messenger: Teenager shot to death in Central City
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