3rd SF Group soldier killed in shooting

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3rd SF Group soldier killed in shooting
By Davis Winkie
Jan 20, 11:26 AM
Staff Sgt. Jimmy Lee Smith III died in a shooting in Raeford, North Carolina, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Smith was assigned to Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group. (3rd Special Forces Group/Army)

A noncommissioned officer assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group’s support battalion at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was killed in a shooting Wednesday, according to Army officials.

Staff Sgt. Jimmy Lee Smith III was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting in Raeford, North Carolina, according to an Army Special Operations Command release. The Hoke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Smith’s death.

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