In the early hours of February 26, 1997, a tragic story unfolded in Forestville, Maryland, forever altering the lives of a young family and a community. Oliver Wendell Smith Jr., a 27-year-old male, had just completed his shift as a Metropolitan Police Department officer. Dressed in civilian clothes, he returned to his apartment complex on Rena Road, unaware of the violence that awaited him. As he stepped out of his vehicle, three men approached him with the intent to rob him. Investigators beli
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