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BNC EXCLUSIVE: COMEDIAN RICKEY SMILEY DAUGHER DEALS WITH PTSD AFTER SHOOTING - Black News Channel

By Laverne McGee/BNC Journalist Popular comedian and syndicated radio show host Rickey Smiley is trying to help his daughter get through the trauma of being shot. I spoke with him from his studio in Dallas, Texas about how they are dealing with the terrifying incident since her release from the hospital. 19-year-old Aaryn Smiley was driving to Whataburger last Sunday night in Houston, when she was shot at about 8:45pm. There have been no arrests in the case but Smiley says it may have been a road rage incident and she was caught in the crossfire. The teenager was shot []

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