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Orlando Watkins

Case from Boston, MA dated Mar 05, 2023

Victim Details

Orlando L. Watkins

Male

Black / African American

Boston

MA

2023-03-05

44

Orlando

Watkins

07/20/2026

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In the late hours of a Sunday evening in Boston, the life of Orlando Watkins, a 44-year-old Black man, was tragically cut short. On March 5, 2023, inside an apartment at 940 Parker Street within the Mildred Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain, Watkins was found dead from gunshot wounds.

Boston Police officers had been dispatched to the residence around 11:30 p.m. for a well-being check, a routine call that quickly escalated into a homicide investigation. Upon their arrival, they discovered ...
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  • bpdnews.com: Investigation Update: Victim Identified in 940 Parker Street Homicide — bpdnews.com
  • Universal Hub: Man shot to death in a Mildred Hailey apartment
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