Death by Cop- 2022

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George W. Franklin

Case # :1238

Gender : Male

Age : 47

Race : Black

Date : 09/08/2022

Location : 2800 block of Ezra Ave

City : Zion

County : Lake

State : Illinois

Agency : Zion PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

Disposition : No criminal charges

Open Records Summary :

George Franklin was allegedly trying to get into his mother's home when police came to a disturbance call. They allege that Franklin began shooting at them. They shot and killed him. No video can be found to verify the official story.

Source Links :

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/zion-police-release-body-cam-footage-of-fatal-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bodycam-video-shows-incident-where-police-shot-killed-man-accused-of-firing-toward-officers-in-zion/

https://abc7chicago.com/zion-police-shooting-george-franklin-bodycam-video-news/12248123/