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Maurice Watson

Case from Greenville, MS dated Jan 26, 2022

Victim Details

Maurice Watson

Male

Black / African American

Greenville

MS

2022-01-26

41

Maurice

Watson

07/16/2026

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On the night of January 26, 2022, in Greenville, Mississippi, 41-year-old Maurice Watson, a Black male, was shot and killed. The Greenville Police Department received a call at approximately 11:28 p.m. reporting that a person had been shot at an apartment on Cornell Avenue. Upon their arrival, officers discovered Watson unresponsive in the living room, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The investigation quickly pointed to 22-year-old Daniel ...
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  • Delta Daily News: Suspect Captured in Wednesday Murder in Greenville - Delta Daily News
  • GRACE PLEADS TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER OF WATSON
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