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Curtis Lowell Franklin

Case from Washington, DC dated Jul 22, 2019

Victim Details

Curtis Lowell Franklin

Male

Black / African American

Washington

DC

2019-07-22

32

Curtis

Lowell Franklin

07/15/2026

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In the summer of 2019, a wave of violence gripped Washington, D.C., and in the midst of this turbulent period, the life of Curtis Lowell Franklin, a 32-year-old Black/African American man, was tragically cut short. On the evening of Monday, July 22nd, at approximately 6:38 p.m., the sound of gunshots echoed through the 1300 block of Saratoga Avenue in the Northeast quadrant of the city. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered that Franklin had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

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  • Washington Post: Violence continues as D.C. police report ninth homicide since Wednesday
  • Twitter: DC Police Department on Twitter
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