Tyrone Smith

Tyrone Smith died on January 13, 2021, at Dismas House of St. Louis, a federal halfway house in St. Louis where he was living under federal supervision. The St. Louis City Medical Examiner's Office, according to KMOV's public records reporting, attributed his death to fentanyl or a combination of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and the medical examiner's records list the manner as an overdose. The Bureau of Prisons listed the cause of death as unknown, and the facility initially disputed the overdose findings. KMOV's account gives no further detail on how he came to be in medical distress.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The St. Louis City Medical Examiner's records list fentanyl or a combination of fentanyl and other illicit drugs as the cause, and Dismas House initially disputed the overdose findings.

Reported by: St. Louis City Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); First Alert 4 (reporters).

Source

• Eight OD deaths at a St. Louis halfway house flew under the radar. So far, there’s been a lack of accountability KMOV, April 28, 2026