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Leroy Smith

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Jan 26, 2015

Victim Details

Leroy Smith

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

2015-01-26

23

Leroy

Smith

07/26/2026

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In the early morning hours of January 26, 2015, a tragic incident unfolded in a Milwaukee home that resulted in the death of 23-year-old Leroy Smith, a Black/African American male. The event took place at a residence near 24th and Hadley, where a gunshot shattered the quiet of the morning around 3:30 a.m. Responding officers discovered that Smith had been fatally wounded.

The person responsible for the shooting was identified as his own 18-year-old brother, Dennis J. Jackson. According to ...
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  • WISN: Milwaukee police investigate fatal overnight shooting
  • Leroy Smith, age 23 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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