Posted: 13:53, July 29, 2022 | Updated: 14:31, July 29, 2022
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Brianna Kupfer was stabbed 26 times all over her body when she was randomly attacked while working at a furniture store in January, her autopsy report revealed.
Shawn Laval Smith, 31, stabbed her 11 times in the chest, five in her left arm, three in her left leg and once in her pelvis.
She was also stabbed in the abdomen, right arm and right leg, according to the report obtained by the New York Post.
Despite the brutality of the attack, Los Angeles DA George Gascon’s office stayed criminal proceedings against Smith so he could undergo a mental health evaluation.
Shawn Laval Smith, 31, stabbed her 11 times in the chest, five in her left arm, three in her left leg and once in her pelvis. She was also stabbed in the abdomen, right arm and right leg, according to the report obtained by the New York Post.
The Los Angeles furniture store where Kupfer worked when she was stabbed in January
The likely result of this is that he is found not guilty of the crime by reason of insanity and committed to a mental institution rather than prison.
Kupfer’s parents have not yet reacted to the Gascon office’s decision. They previously blamed vigilante politicians for their daughter’s death.
Smith was a career criminal with dozens of arrest records in multiple states.
He was free on bail at the time of the murder. Smith has previously been arrested and charged with violent crimes in at least three states.
At the time of Kupfer’s murder, he was free on $50,000 bond after allegedly firing a gun at an occupied vehicle in Charleston, South Carolina, in November 2019.
An indictment in this case was issued on March 16, 2020, shortly before COVID-19 paralyzed the courts, and the case file shows no further action in the case.
In January, Kupfer’s father said, “I blame what’s endemic in our society right now, is that everyone seems to be geared towards giving rights and giving favors to people who rob others of their rights.”
The grieving dad said he wasn’t blaming any politicians by name, but argued their job is to “make communities better, make people care more, not tear communities down by exposing them to people who fall out, that you really don’t care about other people and you just think they can do whatever they want in our society.”
Todd Kupfer said he wants his daughter to be remembered “as a person, as a person and as a loving, caring and devoted family member and a great friend and just a rising star.”
