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Michael T. Franklin

Case from Newark, NJ dated Jul 26, 2014

Victim Details

Michael T. Franklin

Male

Black / African American

Newark

NJ

2014-07-26

44

Michael

T. Franklin

07/11/2026

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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 ...
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  • nj: Newark man killed in early morning shooting
  • NBC New York: Prosecutors: NJ Shooting Death Ruled a Homicide
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