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Kevin Jay Watkins Jr.

Case from Columbus, OH dated Nov 12, 2017

Victim Details

Kevin Jay Watkins, Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Columbus

OH

2017-11-12

27

Kevin

Jay Watkins Jr.

07/14/2026

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Kevin Jay Watkins Jr., a 27-year-old man from Columbus, OH, was tragically shot and killed on November 12, 2017, at the corner of Lilley Avenue and East Mound Street. Watkins was returning home from a neighborhood market when he was fatally shot by Marzett Hawkins III, who was driving a black car. Watkins was not a gang member and was a complete stranger to Hawkins.

Hawkins, who was also 27 years old, was arrested by Columbus police SWAT officers without incident on November 22, 2017. He ...
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  • The Columbus Dispatch: Man killed one door down from his home
  • NBC4i.com: Columbus records 114th homicide making 2017 second-deadliest year in city’s history
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