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Shawn Christian Watson

Case from Ariton, AL dated Jun 14, 2025

Victim Details

Shawn Christian Watson

Male

Black / African American

Ariton

AL

2025-06-14

38

Shawn

Christian Watson

07/02/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 14, 2025, the life of 38-year-old Shawn Christian Watson, a Black / African American male from Ariton, Alabama, was tragically cut short. Authorities were called to his residence on West Main Street shortly after 2:30 a.m. following a 911 call made by one of the five children in the home who heard gunshots. Upon arrival, Dale County Sheriff's deputies discovered Watson unresponsive in his bed; he was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

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  • Dothan Eagle: Ariton woman arrested for husband’s murder
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