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Deionte Lashay Dior Johnson-Smith

Case from Greeley, CO dated Aug 21, 2020

Victim Details

Deionte Lashay Dior Johnson-Smith

Male

Black / African American

Greeley

CO

2020-08-21

19

Deionte

Lashay Dior Johnson-Smith

07/05/2026

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In the late afternoon of August 21, 2020, a disturbance in Greeley, Colorado, escalated into a violent encounter that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Deionte Lashay Dior Johnson-Smith. Reports from the Greeley Police Department indicate that at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 700 block of 12th Street following a call of shots fired. Upon their arrival, they discovered two men with gunshot wounds.

One of the victims, 20-year-old Elijah Joziah Duran of Aurora, ...
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  • KMGH: Weld County Coroner identifies two men killed in Greeley shooting Friday night
  • FOX31 Denver: 2 Aurora men dead after shooting in Greeley
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    I’ve been following the Greeley case and something that's been on my mind ... ...Read More
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    I’ve been closely following the case of Deionte and Elijah, and something keeps nagging at me—wh... ...Read More
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    I’ve been reading about the Greeley shooting that claimed the lives of Deionte and Elijah, and one... ...Read More
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