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Shaun Smith

Case from Hopkinsville, KY dated Sep 04, 2016

Victim Details

Shaun Smith

Male

Black / African American

Hopkinsville

KY

2016-09-04

25

Shaun

Smith

07/03/2026

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In the early hours of September 4, 2016, a block party on Younglove Street in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, turned tragic, ending the life of 25-year-old Shaun Smith. An argument between Smith, a Black male, and another individual escalated, resulting in Smith being fatally shot. Despite numerous people being present at the gathering, initially, no witnesses came forward to identify the person responsible for the shooting.

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