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Joseph Phill Smith

Case from Washington, DC dated Nov 23, 2017

Victim Details

Joseph Phill Smith

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2017-11-23

43

Joseph

Phill Smith

07/16/2026

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On a cool evening in Southeast Washington, the tranquility of an apartment complex parking lot was shattered by the sound of gunfire. It was shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 23, 2017, when 43-year-old Joseph Phill Smith was fatally shot. The incident occurred in the 2400 block of Elvans Road SE, at the Forest Ridge and the Vistas apartments, situated between the Barry Farm and Fort Stanton neighborhoods. When police arrived at the scene, they found Smith suffering from multiple gunshot ...
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  • Washington Post: Man killed, another injured in shooting in Southeast D.C.
  • WJLA: Police: Two people shot in Southeast DC on Thanksgiving night
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