Jesse L. Smith was an 18-year-old resident of Chicago who was killed on March 8, 2010. His death is recorded among the many homicides that affected Chicago during a period of elevated violence, particularly impacting young people in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Funeral services were held at Leak & Sons Funeral Home, and a wake took place on October 14, 2022, when family and friends gathered to remember him.

The brief details available emphasize the human cost behind the city’s homicide statistics from the early 2010s and the ongoing community efforts to mourn and memorialize victims. If anyone knew Jesse, where he lived, or has information about the circumstances of his death, please share what is known.