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Edward Wilkins

Case from Middletown, NY dated May 08, 2022

Victim Details

Edward Wilkins

Male

White / Caucasian

Middletown

NY

2022-05-08

20

Edward

Wilkins

06/20/2026

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On the evening of May 8, 2022, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded in a busy parking lot in Middletown, New York, culminating in the death of 20-year-old Edward Wilkins. The young man, a White male, was fatally shot in what investigators later determined to be a murder-suicide stemming from a love triangle. The perpetrator was identified as Sean Armstead, a 36-year-old off-duty New York City Police Department officer.

The confrontation began on Route 211 when Armstead, driving ...
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  • New York Post: NYPD slapped with wrongful death suit after cop shot wife’s lover, self
  • Mid Hudson News: NYPD duty weapon used in murder-suicide - Mid Hudson News
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    Did anyone else notice the eerie timing of Sean Armstead’s actions leading up to the murder-suicid... ...Read More
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    I've been following the case of Edward Wilkins, and each detail that's come to light just hits hard,... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been thinking about the role technology played in this tragedy? It really struck me ... ...Read More
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