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Donald Ray “Don” Watson, 63, a White male, was inside a home in Mills, Wyoming, when the night turned violent on October 17, 2018. Police said 43-year-old Michael Burdess entered the residence and the two became physically involved, a confrontation that ended with a single gunshot striking Watson. The first public hints were uncertain—local reporting described the early details as sketchy, with conflicting word about conditions while officials were still being reached—but within days aut ...Read More
Victim Details

Donald Watson

Male

White / Caucasian

Mills

WY

2018-10-19

63

Donald

Ray Don Watson

Self-Inflicted

01/28/2026