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Isiah Smith

Case from Minneapolis, MN dated Aug 18, 2019

Victim Details

Isiah Smith

Male

Black / African American

Minneapolis

MN

2019-08-18

29

Isiah

Smith

07/16/2026

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On a Sunday afternoon in August 2019, Isiah Lamarr Smith, a 29-year-old Black / African American male, was found deceased in an apartment building on the 1900 block of First Avenue South in Minneapolis. The cause of his death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds.

The investigation into the homicide quickly led authorities to a suspect. Derrick Dwayne Blanton, 38 years old at the time, was arrested and subsequently charged with second-degree murder in connection with Smith's death. ...
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  • Star Tribune: Police arrest suspect in Minneapolis apartment slaying
  • KSTP: Man found shot to death in Minneapolis apartment commons area
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