In the early morning hours of January 7, 2007, a tragedy unfolded at a fast-food restaurant on Broadway in Paterson, New Jersey, that cut short the promising life of a young man. Tyron Donta Franklin, a 23-year-old male, was off-duty from his position as a Paterson Police Officer, a role he had embraced for only eight months. He was placing an order when a man attempted to rob him, demanding his money. A struggle ensued, and the assailant shot Franklin multiple times.
Even after he had fa
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