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Ray Watkins

Case from Glendale, AZ dated Jan 25, 2020

Victim Details

Ray Watkins

Male

White / Caucasian

Glendale

AZ

2020-01-25

53

Ray

Watkins

Yes

06/27/2026

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On a Saturday evening in Glendale, Arizona, the life of 53-year-old Ray Watkins was tragically cut short in an act of violence that stunned the community. On January 25, 2020, Watkins, the co-owner of The Astrology Store, was closing up his business near 59th and Glendale avenues with an employee. Shortly after 6 p.m., a man known to Watkins and his staff arrived at the locked front door of the shop.

Finding the entrance secured, the man, later identified as 21-year-old Sean Patrick David ...
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  • AZFamily: Victim identified in Saturday night homicide near Glendale business
  • KNXV: PD: Arrest made in deadly shooting in Glendale
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    I'm relatively new to this case, but I can't help but feel the void Ray Diego Watkins' absence has l... ...Read More
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