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Robert Cole Smith

Case from Lexington, KY dated Nov 27, 2019

Victim Details

Robert Cole Smith

Male

White / Caucasian

Lexington

KY

2019-11-27

37

Robert

Cole Smith

06/25/2026

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On the night before Thanksgiving in 2019, a dispute between neighbors in a Lexington, Kentucky apartment complex turned fatal, ending the life of 37-year-old Robert Cole Smith. The male victim was discovered by police with a gunshot wound on November 27th at the Spanish Trace Apartments on Harrodsburg Road. He was transported to the hospital where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.

Investigations into the shooting revealed that a 'disorder' had taken place at the apartment building ...
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  • WLEX: UPDATE: Victim ID'd, neighbor charged in fatal shooting at Lexington apartments
  • One taken to the hospital after Lexington shooting
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