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Sylvester Watkins, a 21-year-old Black male, tragically died on August 13, 2022, in Columbus, OH. He succumbed to injuries sustained from a gunshot wound near the XO Nightclub on East Long Street. The incident occurred around 1:41 a.m. when a fight in the nightclub's parking lot escalated into gunfire. First responders transported Watkins to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in critical condition, but he passed away later that evening.
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Sylvester Watkins
Male
Black / African American
Columbus
OH
2022-08-13
21
Sylvester
Watkins
11/27/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of security at venues like XO Nightclub and how it might h... ...Read More
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