Brian Smith was a well-known Canadian sportscaster and former NHL player who was tragically murdered on August 1, 1995, in Ottawa, Ontario. After retiring from hockey, he became a popular television sports anchor with CJOH-TV. Smith was shot outside the station by Jeffrey Arenburg, a man suffering from untreated paranoid schizophrenia who believed the media was broadcasting messages into his head. Smith’s death shocked the nation and led to calls for improved mental health care and stricter controls on violent offenders with untreated mental illness.