Another casualty: Smiley Culture killed in police raid! Read on Surforeggae!

The 48-year-old singer was stabbed at his home in Warlingham, England. The artist's work addressed the way black people were treated by the police. British reggae singerSmiley Culturewas murdered on Tuesday night (15) during a police raid in southern England, and his death is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. The commission said in a statement that police went to a house in Warlingham to make an arrest and while there "it is believed a man suffered a stab wound and died at the scene." "We will review the way the arrest was planned, the manner in which it was carried out and the actions of all officers who were present at the time of the incident," CommissionerMike Franklinsaid. In a separate statement, police said the raid was part of an ongoing operation, and that the man who died was 48 years old.Smiley Culture, whose real name wasDavid Emmanuel, was successful with his 1984 song "Police Officer", which spoke precisely about black people's feelings of being poorly treated by the police.

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