Deon Levonte King-Smith, a 32-year-old Black man, died in Pelham, Alabama, on March 5, 2023, after a violent confrontation in the predawn hours at the Extended Stay America on Bishop Circle. What began as an argument reportedly centered on a cellphone turned deadly just before 5:00 a.m., drawing Pelham police officers and fire medics to the hotel. When they arrived, they found King-Smith suffering from a gunshot wound. Emergency crews tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, l
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