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Lafayette A. Smith, a 31-year-old White male Omaha police officer, was shot just after 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 1909, after he rushed toward screams near Ninth Street downtown and tried to arrest a man who had just robbed a woman of her necklace. At the northeast corner of Ninth and Dodge, the suspect fired twice, mortally wounding Smith in the abdomen; even as he fell, Smith managed to return fire and strike the gunman before collapsing and dying within minutes in a nearby doorway. ...Read More
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Lafayette A. Smith
Male
White / Caucasian
Omaha
NE
1909-01-14
31
Lafayette
A. Smith
11/07/2025
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I've been reading up on the tragic murder of Officer Lafayette A. Smith, and I can't help but feel d... ...Read More
05/31/2024
05/31/2024
It's so tragic to think about the sacrifice Officer Smith made that night. I can only imagine the fe... ...Read More
10/15/2023
10/15/2023
