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Lee Raymond Smith Jr.

Case from Natchez, MS dated Jan 03, 2017

Victim Details

Lee Raymond Smith Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Natchez

MS

2017-01-03

20

Lee

Raymond Smith Jr.

07/08/2026

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In the a small southern town of Natchez, Mississippi, the life of 20-year-old Lee Raymond Smith Jr., a Black male, was cut short by gun violence on January 3, 2017. Another individual was also injured in the shooting incident that claimed Smith's life. His death was the final chapter in a life deeply entangled with a cycle of violence that had haunted the community.

Years before his own demise, Smith was involved in a fatal shooting that stemmed from a long-standing feud. In August 2011, ...
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