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Thomas Watkins

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 12, 2015

Victim Details

Thomas Watkins

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2015-05-12

22

Thomas

Watkins

07/12/2026

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In the fading daylight of a Tuesday afternoon in North Memphis, the life of 22-year-old Thomas Watkins was tragically cut short. On May 12, 2015, shots rang out at the Corning Village Apartments on Briarcrest Avenue, leaving Watkins and another man wounded. Both were rushed to the Regional Medical Center, where Watkins succumbed to his injuries. The second victim, a 20-year-old man, was left in critical condition, his life hanging in the balance. In the immediate aftermath, the Memphis Police De ...
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