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Jonathan Franklin

Case from Washington, DC dated Sep 30, 2007

Victim Details

Jonathan Franklin

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2007-09-30

2007-09-30

15

Jonathan

Franklin

07/08/2026


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In the early hours of a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C., the life of 15-year-old Jonathan Franklin was tragically cut short. On September 30, 2007, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Franklin, a male, was standing with two other teenagers at a bus stop in the 5400 block of 14th Street, NW. The cool night air was shattered by the sound of gunfire as a vehicle, described by authorities as a gold or tan colored pickup truck with tinted windows, pulled up to the curb. Two occupants of the truck, armed w ...
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