Desmond Franklin

The lawsuit filed by the family of Desmond Franklin alleges Cleveland Police officer Jose Garcia killed Franklin despite facing no real threat of injury.

Jose Garcia shot and killed 23-year-old Desmond Franklin while off-duty in April, 2020.

Emanuel Franklin, whose son Desmond was killed by a Cleveland police officer on April 9, 2020, said Monday he hopes the lawsuit his family filed in Cuyahoga County leads to a prison sentence for the officer, who was not disciplined by the city and not indicted by a county grand jury.