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JKye Lovell Ray Watkins

Case from Salt Lake City, UT dated Sep 10, 2023

Victim Details

JKye Lovell Ray Watkins

Male

Salt Lake City

UT

2023-09-10

18

JKye

Lovell Ray Watkins

Yes

07/04/2026

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In the early morning hours of September 10, 2023, a life was tragically cut short in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City. J'kye Lovell Ray Watkins, an 18-year-old male, was fatally shot following an altercation at a private party. The incident marked the 13th homicide in Salt Lake City for the year.

Watkins had been attending an event at a private venue when a fight broke out between him and a group of other men. After the initial confrontation, the men who had fought with Watk ...
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  • 18-year-old dies in hospital after Sugar House shooting
  • Man, 19, charged in Sugarhouse shooting death - Gephardt Daily
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