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In the late morning hours of a crisp autumn Sunday in Minneapolis, tragedy struck an alleyway, leaving a family to grapple with a sudden and violent loss. Darren Pernell Watkins, a 54-year-old Black male from LaPlace, Louisiana, was found shot multiple times on October 28, 2018. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office would later confirm that he sustained gunshot wounds to his chest and arm, ruling his death a homicide. In the immediate aftermath, Minneapolis police descended on the scene ...
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  • Star Tribune: Man shot dead in north Minneapolis alley is identified
  • Man Shot Dead In Minneapolis Alley ID’d
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