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Brett Kavanaugh is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Donald Trump to succeed Anthony Kennedy, and took the oath of office Oct. 6, 2018.Kavanaugh's nomination resulted in a contentious hearing after Palo Alto University Professor of Psychology Christine Blasey Ford said Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s when the two were in high school. Kavanaugh denied the accusation. Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court by the Senate by a vote of 50-48.

On March 25, 2019, CMPD officers responded to 911 calls about an armed man at a Burger King on Beatties Ford Rd. After arriving, officers encountered Danquirs Franklin in the parking lot. CMPD says Franklin was armed and officers told him repeatedly to drop his gun.According to CMPD, Officer Wende Kerl "perceived a lethal threat" and fired her weapon, hitting Franklin. Franklin was transported to the hospital where he later died.

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