On November 21, 2024, at about 7:10 p.m., 34-year-old Marlan Antino Smith was fatally shot outside the Three Brothers Market at 1040 16th Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida. St. Petersburg Police found Smith with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities identified 28-year-old Anthony Jamal Wright the next day, and an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder was issued; Wright was later taken into custody.

Smith is survived by his father, Harlan Smith; mother, Jeannette Moragne; his son Marlan Smith Jr.; daughters Mar'necia, Mar'Syah, Mar'Naysia, and Mar'Kiyah Smith; brothers Jamaal Moragne, Thaddeus Johnson, and Joshua Moragne; sister Sade Smith; and other relatives. Visitation was scheduled for December 6 with a funeral service on December 7 at Bethel Community Baptist Church in St. Petersburg. The investigation is ongoing and authorities are seeking to understand the motive.

If anyone has information that could help with the investigation, please come forward.