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Reginald Franklin

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Feb 03, 2016

Victim Details

Reginald Franklin

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2016-02-03

2016-02-03

27

Reginald

Franklin

06/28/2026

1


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In the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, a life was abruptly cut short on the afternoon of February 3, 2016. Reginald Franklin Jr., a 27-year-old African-American man, was leaving a convenience store in the 7200 block of Frankstown Avenue when he was fatally shot. The incident occurred in broad daylight, at approximately 2:30 p.m., as children were getting off their school buses nearby.

Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots, and Franklin was found lying in the street. Paramedics ...
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  • Reginald Franklin Jr., age 27 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Man shot, killed in broad daylight in Homewood ID'd - WPXI
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