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On a tragic day in Lithonia, Georgia, the life of 23-year-old Donnell Roderick Smith II was cut short. On September 22, 2020, Smith was fatally shot in a vehicle, an event that would lead to a fiery crash and a double homicide investigation. Another man, Christopher John Mackie Knight Jr., also 23, lost his life in the same violent encounter.

The incident unfolded on Browns Mill Lake Road, where Smith and Knight were passengers in a car. From the back seat, a gunman opened fire, striking ...Read More

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Victim Details

Donnell Roderick Smith,II

Male

Black / African American

Lithonia

GA

2020-09-24

23

Donnell

Roderick SmithII

04/19/2026