Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Shawn Alan Smith
Gender : Male
Age : 52
Race : White
Date : 11/26/2021
Location : 4900 block Lantern St
City : Roanoke
County : Roanoke
State : Virginia
Agency : Roanoke County Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic dispute call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police responded to a domestic dispute involving a weapon at a residence on Lantern Street. When officers arrived, Shawn Smith allegedly engaged with one of the officers. The officer shot and killed Smith. The circumstances leading up to the officer's use of deadly force have not been fully disclosed by authorities.
