Imani Smith, an actress who starred as young Nala in The Lion King on Broadway in 2011 and 2012, has died at the age of 26. Police confirmed her death in a press release after officials responded to a 911 call about a stabbing in Edison, New Jersey, on December 21.

Smith was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Per the press release, 35-year-old Jordan D. Jackson-Small was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. Jackson-Small is currently being held at Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center.

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