Shameek Smith

Shameek Smith was a young man who lived in Harlem and was friends with Chico Diaz and Dante Chapman. Together, they decided to rob a gun sale between Cottonmouth and Domingo Colon. However, he was soon found by Cottonmouth and beaten to death.
==Biography==
===Haircut at Pop's===
One day, Smith went to Pop's Barber Shop to get a haircut by his friend, Chico Diaz. Together with Pop and Bobby Fish they discussed a basketball players, like . Later, Smith was confronted by Luke Cage who did not admitted his point of view. Smith got mad and almost snapped at Cage, however, intimidated by Cage's power, Smith calm down.
===Ambush at the Harlem Junkyard===
Smith was informed by his friend Dante Chapman who worked at the Harlem's Paradise that Cottonmouth planned a weapons deal with Domingo Colon at the Harlem junkyard. Together with Diaz, they decided to rob them. When members of the Stokes' and Colon Crime Family arrived at the junkyard, Smith, Diaz and Chapman appeared and held the men at gunpoint and Smith shot one of them what started a gunfight. Together, they managed to kill all gangsters instead.
Chapman started to panic after realizing that Stokes would very likely figure out that he was part of the attack because Chapman called sick from his job that day. Smith, fearing that Chapman would rat them out, shot his friend in the chest and left him for dead. However, unknowingly to Smith and Diaz, Chapman managed to get his phone and inform Tone who the robbers were.
===Victory Celebration Interrupted===
While Smith had a celebration for his victory with a dancer named Passion, one of the strip club employees informed Tone where Smith was and said that Passion would keep Smith busy. Tone soon arrived to the strip club and bring Smith over to Harlem's Paradise. Tone brought Smith over to Stokes' room while Shades followed them as well. Stokes briefly interrogated Smith and asked him where Diaz was, Smith spat in Stokes' face. As a reply, Stokes brutally beat Smith to death and took his share of the money.
Stokes then ordered Tone to get rid of Smith's body. Later it was discovered by Misty Knight and Rafael Scarfe on a road, made to look like Shameek was hit by a car.
==Personality==
Smith was a greedy young man who was willing to kill his own friend just to get more money. Afterwards, he felt no remorse and went to a strip club despite his partner, Chico Diaz's obvious remorse. This caused him to cross Cottonmouth the wrong way, eventually leading to his death at the hands of Cottonmouth.
==Equipment==
===Weapons===
*: Smith dual-wielded two of these handguns during an ambush at a junkyard together with Dante Chapman and Chico Diaz in order to hijack a weapons sale between Domingo Colon and Cornell Stokes, in order to seize the money. As one of the gangmembers tried to reach for his gun, Smith, Diaz and Chapman started to shoot at Stokes' and Colon's men, killing them all. However, out of fear that Chapman would reveal their involvement, Smith used his guns to execute him too.
==Relationships==
===Allies===
*Henry Hunter/Pop † - Friend
*Chico Diaz † - Friend
*Luke Cage
*Passion
===Enemies===
*Stokes Crime Family
**Cornell Stokes/Cottonmouth † - Killer
**Tone †
*Colon Crime Family
*Dante Chapman † - Former Friend and Victim
*Sheila
*Hernan Alvarez/Shades
==Appearances==
In chronological order:
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** (flashbacks)
* (mentioned)
* (mentioned)
==Behind the Scenes==
*Jerome Brooks, Jr. was a stand-in for Jermel Howard in the role of Shameek Smith.
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Luke Cage (TV series) Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Males
Category:Black Hair
Category:Brown Eyes
Category:Criminals
Category:Deceased Characters
Category:Characters Killed by Cottonmouth