Mother of African American man killed by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, files wrongful death lawsuit

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The mother of an African American man who was shot and killed by a white police officer in Charlotte, North Carolina, last year has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit

Danquirs FranklinDeborah Franklin is suing the city government and officer Wende Kerl, who shot Danquirs Franklin on March 25, 2019. Deborah Franklin is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages for her son's loss of life and the loss of financial and emotional support for his three children. The shooting caused several days of street protests in Charlotte after police body camera video was released.

The lawsuit says Kerl and the other officer repeatedly and loudly ordered Franklin to"drop the weapon" - doing so more than 20 times in less than 30 seconds, according to the lawsuit. Kerl's body cam video shows Danquirs Franklin slowly bringing the gun out of his clothing, holding the top of the weapon by his thumb and forefinger, with the barrel pointed toward him and the handgrip coming into view first, the lawsuit says.

 

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Would it be better if he was killed by a black police officer? Enticing racism aren’t ya? No wonder the “protestors” attacked your Atlanta headquarters.

Hey babe, yeah hi. if you don’t mind, it would be nice if you would stop trying to spread racial division thanks. you’re not helping my community, you’re harming it. ‘a man who was wrongly killed by an officer”- would be a better headline. you kinda suck CNN, you kinda suck

What a surprise

Ffs most of these shootings are justified

Hi, I'm from the theater department in Navarro College (from Netflix's Cheer). I'm trying to contact some reporters and journalist about some issues in my community do I can help spread awareness for all communities.

Remove qualified immunity from cops. You'll see a big drop on shootings.

Ya because they're such nice people?

Another money Grabber. You don't believe a child should be shot try raising the child better it really is an easy concept.

Cops don't just appear and start killing people. They get called. The solution is, don't break the law. It's really lame how these people put their own selves in these situations, and then wonder why shit happens.

My black cat was hit by a white driver. Wheres mi money.

Was he shot because he was black ? Is that policy in that police department? No and No. Then, a man was shot by a man and the victim's mother is suing. PERIOD

What the hell are you doing about this? Why aren’t you reporting black racism against other races and

What about zhis guy

Comply and shit dont happen. Rocket science i know

CBSNews A black person is killed and tv shows get cancel etc so take away statues cause of one race is sad and injustice but when a white person is killed how many black statues are taken out ? Or TV shows ? Where is the freedom of speech ? Might as well burn Mlk statue.then

's racist tweet incites racism and division. It should actually say

Another one that could have been my husband.

do we have whites killed by blacks?

He probably deserved it.

“The lawsuit says store security video shows him going inside the restaurant's kitchen and chasing the boyfriend, who ran outside to escape. Franklin ran outside, pointed the gun at the man “ Let me guess, he was telling people about Jesus like Mike Brown supposedly was right?

What crime was this guy committing at tbe time?

Where the guy's daddy be at?

AllLivesMatter

Guy had a gun and threatened to kill people at a Burger King. CNN at it again lol

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