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Matthew Ryan Smoke

Case from Lansing, MI dated Nov 21, 2016

Victim Details

Matthew Ryan Smoke

Male

White / Caucasian

Lansing

MI

2016-11-21

27

Matthew

Ryan Smoke

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Matthew Ryan Smoke, a 27-year-old male, was fatally shot on November 21, 2016, in Lansing, Michigan. The incident occurred in a vehicle parked outside a business in the 3000 block of South Washington Avenue. The shooting followed an altercation that began at The Green Room, a local marijuana dispensary.

The subsequent investigation by the Lansing Police Department led to the identification of two suspects: Adara Brishon Carthall, who was 24 at the time, and Marcell Djon Davis. Carthall wa ...
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  • Lansing State Journal: Man killed in south Lansing shooting identified
  • Lansing police snag murder suspect on third try - Detroit Free Press
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