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Mario Ronrico Smith

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Apr 29, 2022

Victim Details

Mario Ronrico Smith

Male

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2022-04-29

23

Mario

Ronrico Smith

07/25/2026

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On a tragic Friday afternoon in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 29, 2022, a young Black / African American man named Mario Ronrico Smith, aged 23, lost his life in a burst of gunfire. The incident, which marked the city's 31st homicide of the year, unfolded near the intersection of 33rd Avenue North and James Avenue North at approximately 4:40 p.m. It was a violent end to a day that became one of three fatal shootings within a 24-hour period in the city.

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  • Star Tribune: Authorities ID man killed during daytime shooting in north Minneapolis
  • Man who died after north Minneapolis shooting identified - KSTP
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