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Kris Smith

Case from Louisville, KY dated Dec 11, 2020

Victim Details

Kris Smith

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2020-12-11

42

Kris

Smith

07/10/2026

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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 ...
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  • 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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