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Thomas Smith

Case from Newark, NJ dated Jan 13, 2016

Victim Details

Thomas Smith

Male

Newark

NJ

2016-01-13

43

Thomas

Smith

07/08/2026

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On a cold January night in 2016, the sound of gunshots shattered the quiet of a Newark, New Jersey street, forever altering the lives of those connected to Thomas Smith. On the evening of January 13th, police officers patrolling the 800 block of South 14th Street were drawn by the sound of gunfire. When they arrived, they discovered the 43-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Smith, a male resident of Newark, was rushed to University Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, ...
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  • NJ.com: 43-year-old city man killed in overnight Newark shooting, officials say
  • NJ.com: Authorities investigate fatal overnight shooting in Newark
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