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Jenelle Smith

Case from Richmond, VA dated Sep 10, 2017

Victim Details

Jenelle Smith

Female

Black / African American

Richmond

VA

2017-09-10

26

Jenelle

Smith

07/12/2026

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In the city of Richmond, Virginia, a young woman's life was tragically cut short in a violent encounter that left a community reeling. Twenty-six-year-old Jenelle Smith was killed on September 10, 2017. Her death was part of a triple homicide that also claimed the lives of 50-year-old Aaron Robinson and 26-year-old Cynthia K. Williams. The three victims were discovered inside an apartment located in the 1200 block of St. Paul Street after police responded to a report of gunfire.

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  • Police ID 4 killed in Gilpin Court weekend shootings
  • Richmond Times-Dispatch: After eight deaths in eight days in Richmond, 'We need more than love out here now. We need God, because it’s totally gone mad'
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