Sir Daniel Smith was a 23-year-old Black man from Lawton, Oklahoma, remembered by family and friends as a jokestar who was always smiling. His life ended in the early evening of June 4, 2024, when investigators say an SUV approached him as he stood in front of a home in the 1100 block of Northwest Smith Avenue. After a brief exchange, multiple people inside the vehicle opened fire. Smith was struck and taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Lawton Police launched a homicide investigation and located the suspect vehicle less than an hour later. When it stopped, three teenagers jumped out and tried to run but were quickly caught and arrested. Court testimony has described the shooting as gang-related and prompted by a perceived act of disrespect. Five teenagers have been charged as adults or youthful offenders in connection with the killing, including Dwayne Smith Jr., Curtis Pelham Jr., Jaquis J. Lipscomb, Demontez Fountain, and Prince Kenneth Larry Crushall, on counts that include first-degree murder, use of a vehicle in the discharge of a weapon, and gang-related offenses.

Does anyone have information about Sir Daniel’s movements that evening or about the incident on Northwest Smith Avenue?