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NSW Police Release CCTV in Temora Teen’s Suspicious Death Investigation

Detectives now rule out self-harm as the cause.

Overview

  • NSW Police released CCTV that shows 18-year-old Rhyce Smith walking on Vesper Street at about 12:30am in December 2025.
  • Detectives asked anyone who saw him or knows his movements to contact Temora police on (02) 6973 2860 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
  • The case is being run under Strike Force Gracemont, a NSW Police team that brings Riverina detectives together with the State Crime Command Homicide Squad.
  • Investigators recovered a firearm linked to the probe and have conducted area canvasses and search warrants, yet no arrests have been made.
  • Smith was found on Ashelford Street near Golf Club Road with a gunshot wound to the head, a loss that has shaken the small Temora community.