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James Franklin, a 48-year-old Black man from Cleveland, was shot on July 17, 2025, near East 79th Street and Euclid Avenue and later died at a nearby hospital. Third District officers responded to the scene in the early afternoon after reports of a man wounded by gunfire; the victim was transported for treatment but was pronounced dead, and the Cleveland Division of Police’s homicide unit opened an investigation.
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James “Squirrel “ Franklin
Male
Black / African American
Cleveland
OH
2025-07-17
48
James
Franklin
11/30/2025







