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Sean Watts

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jan 23, 2018

Victim Details

Sean Watts

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2018-01-23

19

Sean

Watts

07/03/2026

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In the cold of a Detroit afternoon on January 23, 2018, the life of 19-year-old Sean Watts was tragically cut short. The young man, a male resident of Detroit, Michigan, was found callously discarded on the side of the road near Chalfonte and the southbound Southfield Freeway Service Drive, just south of Fenkell. It was approximately 4:30 p.m. when witnesses saw a gold vehicle, possibly a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, slow down just long enough for an occupant to push Watts's body out onto the pavement ...
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  • Sean Watts - Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018
  • Detroit News: Man charged in shooting, dumping death
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