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Bethel Smallwood

Case from South-bend, IN dated Jun 24, 2016

Victim Details

Bethel Smallwood

Male

Black / African American

South-bend

IN

2016-06-24

33

Bethel

Smallwood

07/16/2026

Case Description

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In the summer of 2016, a South Bend, Indiana community was shaken by the violent and untimely death of Bethel Dominque Smallwood. On the afternoon of June 24th, the 33-year-old man was fatally wounded in a shooting. The incident occurred in the 1400 block of Fassnacht Avenue, where dispatchers received a call about shots being fired and a man wounded inside a vehicle shortly after 3:00 p.m. Family members at the scene confirmed the victim's identity as Bethel Smallwood.

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