Man Charged in Aug. 22 Watergut Shooting

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Man Charged in Aug. 22 Watergut Shooting

Detectives of the V.I. Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau and officers of the Special Operations Bureau on Wednesday arrested 32-year-old Curtis Williams of no fixed address, charging him with wounding a man in a shooting Aug. 22 in the Watergut area.

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