In the early morning light of September 1, 2020, a tragedy unfolded in the parking lot of the Parkview Apartments in Monroe, Louisiana, forever altering the lives of two families. Malacra Oyah Smith, a 44-year-old African American man, was fatally shot in a brazen act of violence that also claimed the life of another man, Lamarcus Plater. The brazen shooting, which occurred just before 7:30 a.m., sent shockwaves through the community, leaving friends and family to mourn the loss of a man remembe
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