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In the quiet community of Ettrick, Virginia, a tragic scene unfolded on a late February day in 2018, leaving neighbors in shock and a family grieving an unexpected loss. On Thursday, February 22nd, emergency services were called to a house fire, but what they discovered upon arrival was a deeper tragedy than the flames engulfing the structure. In the backyard of the burning home, first responders found the body of 44-year-old James W. Smith Jr.

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Victim Details

James W. Smith Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Petersburg

VA

2018-02-22

44

James

W. Smith Jr.

01/06/2026