Karen Yvonne Watkins, a 37-year-old Black/African American woman, was shot late on Sunday, May 25, 2025, after a ShotSpotter alert drew Newport News police to the corner of 27th Street and Wickham Avenue around 11:21 p.m. Officers found Karen Yvonne Watkins, age 37, suffering from at least one gunshot wound; she was rushed to a hospital, where she died from her injuries. Initial reports placed the shooting in the city's East End, with detectives opening a homicide investigation and asking the pu
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