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Sauvignon Watkins

Case from Chicago, IL dated Nov 02, 2017

Victim Details

Sauvignon Watkins

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2017-11-02

28

Sauvignon

Watkins

07/16/2026

1


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On the evening of November 2, 2017, 28-year-old African American male Sauvignon Watkins was fatally shot inside a Starbucks located at 4753 North Broadway in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood. Watkins, a father of two from the Avalon Park neighborhood, had just stepped outside the coffee shop with a 24-year-old male companion when a masked gunman approached and opened fire. Both men attempted to flee back into the Starbucks, but the assailant followed, continuing to shoot inside the establishment. W ...
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