Danquirs Franklin

Senior U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen on Friday threw out the lawsuit filed in June 2020 by Deborah Franklin, the mother of Danquirs Franklin, who was shot and killed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Wende Kerl outside a Burger King restaurant, news outlets reported.

The family of a man killed by a CMPD officer outside a west Charlotte Burger King is filing suit against the city of Charlotte and the officer involved.…

Charlotte’s Citizens Review Board says it disagrees with Police Chief Kerr Putney’s decision not to discipline an officer in the fatal shooting of…

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have a new policy detailing how officers should de-escalate and avoid using force. The new policy includes a written…

Danquirs Franklin’s former girlfriend and mother of his children has been largely silent since he was shot and killed by a CMPD officer in March. But now…

Family members say they are disappointed that Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather decided not to prosecute the CMPD officer who shot…

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather has decided not to bring charges against CMPD Officer Wende Kerl for the fatal shooting of…

No charges will be filed against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who shot and killed Danquirs Franklin outside a Burger King in March.District…

The autopsy and toxicology reports for a Charlotte man shot and killed by a Charlotte Mecklenburg Police officer earlier this year have been released.The…

Danquirs Franklin was remembered as a father, a friend, an author, and a man passionate about comics at a candlelight vigil Thursday, attended by family…