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Robert Wayles Watkins IV

Case from Newport-news, VA dated Sep 12, 2016

Victim Details

Robert Wayles Watkins IV

Male

Black / African American

Newport-news

VA

2016-09-12

19

Robert

Wayles Watkins IV

07/11/2026

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In the late afternoon of September 12, 2016, the life of 19-year-old Robert Wayles Watkins IV, a Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Newport News, Virginia. He was fatally shot in the chest on Thorncliff Drive in what authorities later described as a targeted attack rather than a random act of violence. Two other people were injured during the shooting, though their wounds were not life-threatening. Watkins was rushed to a local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries and ...
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  • WAVY-TV: One man dead, one injured in Newport News shooting
  • WTKR.com: Police arrest suspect in fatal Newport News double shooting

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    05/05/2024
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