Incident

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11-03-2024 South Carolina Rock Hill 1-1

Location

November 03, 2024

Clean Brite Laundromat
1195 Saluda St
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Demetris Maurice Franklin
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Armed Robbery
Age: 21
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Drug involvement
Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found

Notes

Man killed trying to rob two men during drug deal. Shot by Demetris Maurice Franklin. Christopher King Boyd did not fire a shot. Both arrested for murder.

Guns Involved

2 guns involved.

Type: Handgun

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/crime/article294992584.html

URL: https://www.wrhi.com/2024/11/rock-hill-police-is-investigating-a-shooting-from-sunday-morning-194163

URL: https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/2-arrested-after-shooting-during-drug-deal-rock-hill-police-say/U7JPUVQVGJFGJOCGN4OVO22CM4/

URL: https://www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/rock-hill/21-year-old-man-shot-in-head-during-rock-hill-robbery-dies-police/

District

Congressional District: 5
State Senate District: 17
State House District: 49