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Shoncoven Smith

Case from Little Rock, AR dated Jan 25, 2014

Victim Details

Shoncoven Smith

Male

Black / African American

Little Rock

AR

2014-01-25

22

Shoncoven

Smith

07/11/2026

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Shoncoven Smith, a 22-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on January 25, 2014, after an argument on Little Rock’s Elam Street. As the dispute spilled into the open air around 6:30 p.m., gunfire cut through the block and left Smith mortally wounded while a 16-year-old boy trying to run from the chaos was struck several times but survived. The suddenness of the violence stunned the neighborhood and drew a fast, visible response from police, who began piecing together a timeline from frighte ...
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  • Arkansas Online: Police seek man in west Little Rock fatal shooting
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