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Dewayne Franklin Jr.

Case from Hot Springs National Park, AR dated Feb 19, 2025

Victim Details

Dewayne Franklin Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Hot Springs National Park

AR

2025-02-19

36

Dewayne

Franklin Jr.

07/13/2026

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On the evening of February 19, 2025, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the life of 36-year-old Dewayne Franklin Jr., a Black male, was cut short by an act of violence. Officers, responding to reports of a shooting, arrived at a residence to find Franklin Jr. on the floor with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was immediately rushed to CHI St. Vincent Hospital for emergency treatment. Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of February 20, 2025.

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  • Local man arrested while reportedly breaking into house, fighting police | Hot Springs Sentinel Record
  • KARK: Man killed in Hot Springs shooting, suspect arrested
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