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Sheila Smith

Case from Winchester, KY dated May 14, 2021

Victim Details

Sheila Smith

Female

White / Caucasian

Winchester

KY

2021-05-14

34

Sheila

Smith

07/11/2026

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In the late afternoon of May 14, 2021, the life of 34-year-old Sheila Smith was tragically cut short in a downtown Winchester, Kentucky, apartment building. A single gunshot wound ended her life, leaving a community in shock and a family to grieve. The incident occurred at an apartment building on North Main Street, a place where Smith did not reside.

Responding to a call from someone within the building around 4:30 p.m., police officers arrived to find Smith lying in the hallway outside ...
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  • Winchester Sun: Woman dies in downtown shooting - Winchester Sun
  • https://www.wkyt.com: Winchester police: Man charged with murder, admitted to shooting woman
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