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Michael T. Franklin

Death by Force
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In the early hours of a summer Saturday in Newark, New Jersey, the life of Michael T. Franklin, a 44-year-old male, was tragically cut short. On July 26, 2014, Franklin was fatally shot in the city's Central Ward. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office promptly launched an investigation into the shooting, which was officially ruled a homicide.

Details surrounding the circumstances of the shooting remain scarce in public records. In the years that have passed since Michael T. Franklin's deat ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Michael T. Franklin

    Male

    Black / African American

    Newark

    NJ

    2014-07-26

    44

    Michael

    T. Franklin

    11/17/2025

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