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Antoine Watkins

Case from Chicago, IL dated Mar 04, 2017

Victim Details

Antoine D. Watkins

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2017-03-04

22

Antoine

Watkins

07/06/2026

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On March 4, 2017, 22-year-old African American male Antoine D. Watkins was found deceased in a vacant lot in the 5400 block of West Ohio Street in Chicago's West Side Austin neighborhood. Officers responded to a call at approximately 12:23 p.m. and discovered Watkins, who lived about a block away, dead at the scene. An autopsy revealed that he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide.

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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Man found dead in vacant Austin lot had been missing for a month
  • chicagotribune.com: Six days pass without any homicides in Chicago for first time in 4 years
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