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NewsOctober 8, 2015

The name of the victim in a Tuesday night homicide in Cape Girardeau has been released. A news release from the Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad identified the man as Howard Harris Smith Jr., 42, of Cape Girardeau. An autopsy performed Wednesday confirmed Smith died as the result of a gunshot...

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Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department look over the scene of a homicide that took place Tuesday in the 900 block of Ranney Ave. (Glenn Landberg)
Members of the Cape Girardeau Police Department look over the scene of a homicide that took place Tuesday in the 900 block of Ranney Ave. (Glenn Landberg)

The name of the victim in a Tuesday night homicide in Cape Girardeau has been released.

A news release from the Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad identified the man as Howard Harris Smith Jr., 42, of Cape Girardeau.

An autopsy performed Wednesday confirmed Smith died as the result of a gunshot.

The Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad is continuing to investigate.

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The Cape Girardeau Police Department received a report of a shooting at 911 Ranney Avenue at 9:43 p.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived, the body of the victim was found lying facedown on a slight embankment in the yard.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Cape Girardeau Police Department at (573) 335-6621 or call its anonymous tip line at (573) 339-6313.

Pertinent address:

911 Ranney Ave., Cape Girardeau, Mo.

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