Nasir Ali Smith was 14 when he was fatally shot in Columbia, Missouri, on the morning of November 6, 2018, at The Links apartment complex in the eastern part of the city. Another person was wounded in the same incident. Nasir attended Hickman High School and was being home-schooled at the time; he played for the Columbia Raiders CYFO football team and was remembered by family and friends for his bright, fearless nature and radiant smile.

Police investigators say Nasir was present during a drug transaction involving two men, Alex J. Glay and Erick Libimbi. According to court documents, an attempt to rob Glay and Libimbi escalated; Libimbi fired a gun and one of the shots struck Nasir. Both Glay and Libimbi were arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder and drug distribution. In subsequent pleas, Libimbi pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and Glay pleaded guilty to drug distribution; each received a 10-year prison sentence.

If anyone knew Nasir or has information about the events that morning at The Links, please share what you remember.