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Dante Anthony Smith

Case from Louisville, KY dated Apr 27, 2021

Victim Details

Dante Anthony Smith

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2021-04-27

19

Dante

Anthony Smith

07/16/2026

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In the spring of 2021, the life of 19-year-old Dante Anthony Smith, a Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On the afternoon of Tuesday, April 27, 2021, a burst of gunfire erupted in the parking lot of a Kroger in the Pleasure Ridge Park neighborhood. When the altercation ended, Smith had been shot. He was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition but ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

The Louisville Metro Police Department's Homicide Unit immediately ...
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  • WDRB: Authorities identify 19-year-old man shot to death in parking lot of Pleasure Ridge Park Kroger
  • WLKY: 1 critically injured in shooting outside Kroger on Dixie Highway, LMPD says
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