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Giselle Smith

Gender : Female

Age : 17

Race : Black

Date : 12/11/2024

Location : St. Bernard Avenue off-ramp

City : New Orleans

County : Orleans Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (JPSO)

Officer(s) :Not disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On December 11, 2024, Jefferson Parish deputies responded to a shoplifting incident at Lakeside Mall in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. An off-duty deputy observed a group of women fleeing the mall in a red SUV. On-duty deputies initiated a pursuit that lasted less than a minute. Police allege that they “called off the chase” moments before the fleeing SUV collided with another vehicle on the St. Bernard Avenue off-ramp in Orleans Parish. Three individuals were in the struck vehicle. Giselle Smith, a 17-year-old senior at West Jefferson High School, died at the scene. A second 17-year-old female student later died from her injuries. Their identities have not been fully disclosed.
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The incident remains under investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office and the New Orleans Police Department.
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Total Fatalities/Injuries:
• Fatalities: 2
• Injuries: 1

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-jefferson-parish-shoplifters-crash-students-dead/63173702
2. https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/dillard-university-police-presence-jefferson-parish-incident/289-2b8d35ad-7fe1-4f00-8975-e80961dba4b6
3. https://wgno.com/news/crime/suspect-in-2021-fatal-crash-of-nicholls-students-to-face-sentencing-in-lafourche-parish-court