Dakota Paul Lewis Watkins, 21, of Lucasville, Ohio, was shot and killed on June 4, 2021. He was born November 27, 1999, and was the son of Paul Watkins and Tara McCleese Watkins.

Scioto County deputies say a 911 call came in about 7:46 PM from 186 Sedan Crabtree Road. The caller, later identified as 40-year-old Samuel Ray Altman, admitted to shooting someone and leaving the scene in a vehicle. A second 911 call came from a woman who was driving the victim to Southern Ohio Medical Center, where Watkins died. Detectives concluded a verbal altercation outside the residence led to Watkins being shot once.

Altman was arrested and charged with one count of murder, a first-degree felony, and held on $100,000 bond; he appeared in Portsmouth Municipal Court on June 7, 2021. The case was described as ongoing and additional charges were possible.

Did anyone in Lucasville or the surrounding area witness the confrontation outside 186 Sedan Crabtree Road or have information about that evening?