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Case Description
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Melvin Wayne Smith, a 40-year-old resident of Danville, Virginia, tragically passed away on March 4, 2020. According to reports, Smith was found in the front yard of his home on Summit Road with apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were initially unclear, but preliminary investigations suggested that this was not a random act.
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Melvin Wayne Smith
Male
Black / African American
Danville
VA
2020-03-04
40
Melvin
Wayne Smith
11/07/2025
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Has anyone else been following the Melvin Wayne Smith case out of Danville? I keep thinking about th... ...Read More
02/07/2024
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