Thirty-eight-year-old Michael Smith Missing from Little Rock, Arkansas After Police Shooting

I had the honor and privilege of speaking to Michael's mother and brother, Scherry and Cedric. Thank you both for your time as I know this was extremely difficult to discuss. On June 10th, 2022, Michael Smith was reported missing by his mother Scherry, which also happened to be her birthday. Michael was thirty-eight at the time of his disappearance. Michael is a man of faith, with a strong belief in God. While living in Texas, he had his own home, his own truck, went to church on a regular basis, and worked two jobs. One job was to pay for his child support, the other job was for his living expenses. Welcome to Missing in America, The First 24 Hours…because the first 24 hours of a missing person’s case are the most critical in finding them…

References

McVeigh, K. (2013, April 10). Little Rock police under renewed fire over accusations of excessive force. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/10/little-rock-police-excessive-force-accusations

Police Scorecard. (n.d.). Police Scorecard: North Little Rock, AR. Police Scorecard: North Little Rock, AR. Retrieved June 23, 2023, from https://policescorecard.org/ar/police-department/north-little-rock#

Turnage, C. (2019, July 14). Files show problems in North Little Rock officer’s past work. Arkansas Online. https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/jul/14/files-show-problems-in-officer-s-past-w/

Webb, J. A. (2022, June 14). Little Rock police search for missing 38-year-old man. KATV. https://katv.com/news/local/little-rock-police-search-for-missing-38-year-old-man-department-lrpd-communications-center-michael-smith-location-capital-city-black-male-whereabouts-contact-detective-dearing-yetmar-callers-anonymous-crime-alert-investigating-pulaski-county-arkansas-ar

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