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Dwayne Lee Collins Jr.

Case from Madison, WI dated Mar 30, 2022

Victim Details

Dwayne Lee Collins Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Madison

WI

2022-03-30

32

Dwayne

Lee Collins Jr.

06/23/2026

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In the spring of 2022, on March 30th, the life of 32-year-old Dwayne Lee Collins Jr., a Black / African American male, was cut short in a burst of gunfire in Madison, Wisconsin. The fatal shooting, which marked the city's first homicide of the year, unfolded in broad daylight just outside the Dane County Jail. Collins had just been released, and his mother was waiting in a nearby car to take him home when the tragic events transpired before her eyes.

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  • madison.com: 'I'm probably fried': Alleged Downtown shooter appears resigned to fate in calls from jail
  • Channel3000.com: Second person arrested in homicide outside Dane Co. jail as police release more details
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