Dwayne Robert G. Smith, 44, of Chester, Pennsylvania, died on January 16, 2020. His death was investigated as part of a larger series of cases that also involved an earlier murder victim named Dwayne Smith, age 34, killed in 2011.

That 2011 killing was linked in court to a Chester man, Tyreek Wilson, who was identified by witnesses as the shooter and convicted of first-degree murder and possessing an instrument of crime. Testimony in the prosecutions included statements from witnesses and family members; Wilson’s grandmother gave an alibi that was contradicted by other evidence. Smith was not a suspect in the 2011 murder of Marvin Fitzgerald but was an unintended victim caught in retaliatory crossfire.

The proceedings highlighted the ongoing impact on the victims’ families and the community. If anyone knew Dwayne Robert G. Smith or has information about the circumstances of his death, please come forward.