German Franco

German Franco, a 58-year-old White man, was at home on Ellington Place in Nashville on the night of Wednesday, September 2, 2009, when the steady quiet of the evening broke into loud knocking at his door just after 9:00 p.m. He went to answer, and someone nearby overheard him telling the visitors to go away. Instead of leaving, they forced their way inside, turning a refusal at the doorway into a sudden, close-quarters confrontation in his own residence.

At least one of the intruders was ...