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Deanna Watkins

Case from Boston, MA dated May 21, 2009

Victim Details

Deanna Watkins

October 9, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Boston

MA

2009-05-21

2009-05-21

29

Deanna

Watkins

07/13/2026


Area Body Found:

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On the evening of May 21, 2009, Deanna Watkins, a 29-year-old African-American woman, was shot multiple times just outside her home at 3 Arbutus Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. The shooting occurred at approximately 7:40 p.m. Despite the prompt response from emergency services, Watkins succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later officially ruled her death a homicide.

In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the ...
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  • Family of slain mom seeks help - Boston Herald
  • Police hunt for gunman in Arbutus St. killing - Dorchester Reporter |
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