Bixby, Okla. is located in Oklahoma. The site of one of the nation's deadliest white-on-Black mob attacks, Juneteenth, was the location of a planned campaign rally by President Donald Trump.
Sherry Gamble Smith and her husband, Martin Everett Smith, were shot to death in their home in the suburb of Bixby, Oklahoma.
The police were dispatched to the scene of a death. Gamble Smith died and her husband was wounded when Wednesday went to the home. The husband passed away at the hospital.
Gamble Smith's death appears to be domestic in nature, but the investigation is still underway to determine the timing and what led to this tragedy.
The Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce was named for the area where white rioters burned in 1921. The area never recovered from the deaths of up to 300 black people.
She opposed President Donald Trump's plan to hold his first campaign rally there on Juneteenth 2020.
She said that choosing the date was disrespectful and a slap in the face to the people who were going to attend.
During a time of nationwide protests, Donald Trump's event was met with protests.
Community leaders were shocked and sad over Gamble Smith's passing.
The pastor of the church told KTUL-TV that he's broken. I am at a loss for words and I have a lot of questions.
This is a big loss for our community.
Phil said that Gamble Smith was the force behind the Juneteenth celebrations.
The termpassing of the torch was used from the older generation to the younger generation. "That person was her."
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