Kris Smith

Death by Force

In the winter of 2020, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, was marked by the loss of Kris Smith, a 42-year-old man known for his active role in local protests. On the morning of December 11th, tragedy struck in the Portland neighborhood. Smith was discovered inside a vehicle on North 26th Street, the victim of a fatal shooting.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find Smith with gunshot wounds. He was quickly transported to University Hospital, but his injuries proved to be too sev ...Read More

The Courier-Journal: 42-year-old protest leader Kris Smith shot and killed Friday, chaplain says

WDRB: Police: 1 dead, 1 hospitalized after separate shootings in Louisville

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