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Clarence Smith

Case from Fayetteville, NC dated Mar 26, 2023

Victim Details

Clarence Smith

Male

Black / African American

Fayetteville

NC

2023-03-26

40

Clarence

Smith

07/13/2026

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On March 26, 2023, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Fayetteville police responded to a shooting incident in the 200 block of Gertrude Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered three individuals suffering from gunshot wounds. All three victims were transported to Cape Fear Valley Hospital, where one of them, Clarence Smith, aged 40, succumbed to his injuries. This incident marked the ninth homicide in Fayetteville for the year 2023.

Clarence Junior Smith, born on July 7, 1982, in Dunn, North ...
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  • CBS17.com: 1 dead after 3 shot in Fayetteville; 9th homicide this year, police say
  • Clarence Smith, age 40 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    Has anyone else been following the shooting on Gertrude Street? Clarence Smith's murder has been wei... ...Read More
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