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Francisco Paul

Death by Force
Case Description
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Francisco Paul Flattes II, a 56-year-old male and Black/African American detention officer, was fatally shot on June 30, 2025, in Murphy, North Carolina, during an inmate medical escort. He was taken to Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital’s orthopedics clinic in Murphy when a struggle broke out with the prisoner he was guarding. In the scuffle, the inmate seized the officer’s service weapon and shot Francisco Paul Flattes II. Emergency response and law enforcement converged on the medical com ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Detention Officer Francisco Paul Flattes

    Male

    Black / African American

    Murphy

    NC

    2025-06-30

    56

    Francisco

    Paul

    11/22/2025

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