His life was coming together as a student at what is now called Santa Fe College. He had a job as an electrician and custody of his two young children. It sounds like the perfect description of a man trying to make a good life for his family.
But his life story became anything but perfect, because it involved a gun and a shooter who remains on the run.
Gainesville's Corey Smith speaks out about what happened to him. He returns to the scene of the shooting with TV 20's Paige Beck.
He explains how his life has changed, and how he prays his story will move from a cold case file to a courtroom for justice.
If you have any information about who is responsible for shooting Corey Smith, please contact Detective Patty Nixon at the Gainesville Police Department at: 334-2471. You can remain anonymous.