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Michael Franklin

Case from Rochester, NY dated May 15, 2025

Victim Details

Michael Franklin

Male

White / Caucasian

Rochester

NY

2025-05-15

55

Michael

Franklin

07/20/2026

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In the late hours of a spring evening in Rochester, New York, violence shattered the quiet of a neighborhood on the city's northwest side. On May 15, 2025, 55-year-old Michael Franklin, a male resident of the area, was found on the front porch of a house on Wolff Street, having been shot. Alongside him was another man, 58-year-old Eric Stephens, who had also suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the upper body. The call to authorities came in around 11:30 p.m., and upon arrival, officers pronounced ...
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  • Democrat and Chronicle: Two men shot to death on Rochester porch identified
  • WHAM: Two men shot to death on Rochester's west side
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