On June 15, 2020, Seth Smith was taking a walk in his neighborhood when a stranger came up behind him and fired a single shot into the back of his head. After several weeks of investigation, detectives arrested Tony Walker for the killing; one of his friends testified that Tony admitted to shooting the 19-year-old, and another witness said that Tony had complained, "A white kid gets killed and the damn whole world stops. Fuck that white motherfucker."
Seth's mother said she had "mixed feelings" about Tony's arrest. According to her, she and Seth were strong supporters of "Black Lives Matter," so she was saddened to find out the identity of her son's alleged killer. She imagined that the 60-year-old defendant must have had a hard life and "harbored so much anger about what's happening in the world."
