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Adam Watson

Case from Fort Smith, AR dated Oct 20, 2019

Victim Details

Adam Watson

Male

White / Caucasian

Fort Smith

AR

2019-10-20

30

Adam

Watson

07/19/2026

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In the fall of 2019, the life of a promising university student was tragically cut short in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Adam Watson, a 30-year-old male, was discovered deceased in his SUV on the evening of October 19th. He had sustained fatal gunshot wounds in what investigators would later describe as a robbery gone wrong. At the time of his death, Watson was a finance student at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and was remembered by those who knew him for his academic ambitions.

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  • https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/knwa/teen-accused-in-fort-smith-homicide-to-be-tried-as-adult/
  • https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/knwa/juvenile-suspect-arrested-in-connection-with-fort-smith-fatal-shooting/
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