Aaron Dino Smith Jr.

How they died

Deadly force

Smith was a career criminal and crack addict. A police officer investigating credit card theft encountered Smith, the suspect pulled a gun and pointed it at the officer. He then fled, hijacking an automobile. An hour later, police cornered Smith near a busy shopping center. Smith now had two guns, and he pointed one at his head and one at his stomach. When he pointed one of the guns at police, five officers opened fire, killing him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Aaron Dino Smith Jr., and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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