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Sylvester Watkins

Case from Columbus, OH dated Aug 13, 2022

Victim Details

Sylvester Watkins

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

OH

2022-08-13

21

Sylvester

Watkins

07/06/2026

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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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  • NBC4 WCMH-TV: 21-year-old man shot in downtown near nightclub pronounced dead
  • NBC4 WCMH-TV: Man, 21, critical after shooting near downtown Columbus nightclub
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