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Howard Watkins

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Aug 31, 2014

Victim Details

Howard Watkins

Male

Black / African American

Wilmington

DE

2014-08-31

33

Howard

Watkins

Yes

07/15/2026

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A man of African-American heritage, aged 33, lay wounded in the dim early hours of August 31, 2014, in Wilmington, Delaware—his name was Howard Watkins. Wilmington police responded just after 2 a.m. to frantic calls reporting gunfire near the intersection of 27th and Tatnall Streets. At the scene, they found this 33-year-old Black man suffering from grave gunshot wounds. Without delay, he was rushed to Christiana Hospital, but despite efforts to save him, he succumbed to those wounds and passe ...
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  • Howard Dwayne Watkins, age 33 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Wilmington man pleads guilty to 2014 homicide - Delaware News
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