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Tristan Amaru Shakur Smith

Case from Hot Springs, AR dated Jul 04, 2020

Victim Details

Tristan Amaru Shakur Smith

Male

Black / African American

Hot Springs

AR

2020-07-04

23

Tristan

Amaru Shakur Smith

07/11/2026

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On July 4, 2020, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Hot Springs police officers conducted a welfare check at the intersection of Mica and Maiden Streets. They discovered 23-year-old Tristan Amaru Shakur Smith deceased in the backseat of a parked car, having suffered an apparent gunshot wound.

Following an investigation, authorities arrested 20-year-old Christopher Gipson on July 7, 2020, in connection with Smith's death. Gipson was charged with capital murder, aggravated robbery, and theft by ...
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  • Mr. Tristan Amaru Smith Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information
  • Tristan Amaru Shakur Smith, age 23 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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