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Andra Eugene Watson, 33, was shot in the head and found lying in the road on the 1100 block of 18th Street in Lynchburg, Virginia, at about 2:30 a.m. on April 28, 2018. Officers attempted lifesaving measures but he died at the scene; a woman at the scene was also shot in the head. The community identified Watson as a father of two; his funeral service was held May 5, 2018, at Holcomb Rock Baptist Church.

The Lynchburg Police Department investigated what became one of three homicides in that section of the Diamond Hill neighborhood that year. No immediate arrests were announced after the shooting. On July 20, 2018, police arrested 32-year-old Troy Beasley on charges that included second-degree murder and aggravated malicious wounding; he was held without bond. The trial for Troy Beasley began in December 2019.

If anyone in Lynchburg has information about the night of April 28, 2018, or knew Andra Watson, please share what you know.