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Suffolk Police identify suspect after man’s body found in cemetery

Posted at 4:05 PM, Mar 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-04 16:05:16-05

Suffolk, Va. - Police are looking for a suspect in the death of 42-year-old Wayne Anthony Watford who was found shot to death in a cemetery early Tuesday morning.

Watford was found in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in the 800 block of Old Dill Road with multiple gunshot wounds to the back.

Suffolk Police are now looking for 18-year-old Karlton L. Boone on charges of Murder - First Degree; Shoot, Cut or Stab with Intent to Maim or Kill; Shooting During Commission of a Felony; Use or Display Firearm in Committing Felony; and Possession of Firearm by Violent Felon.

Boone is described as a black male, 5’6” tall, 150 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a dark complexion.