Source: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/prosecutor-suspected-gang-member-killed-oakland-te/nFpKn/
Monday prosecutors told jurors that there is enough sufficient evident for them to convict a suspected gang member for the death of 17 year old Ditiyan Franklin Jr. The suspect, 22 year old Michael Heartsman killed the victim in the 2400 block of Richie St at about 2:25pm on May 25 of this year as a part of a running gang feud. Prosecutors say that Heartsman coldly executed the victim by shooting him in the arm and finishing him off by shooting him in the side.
In my reactions to the article, I knew the victim and I feel that it shouldn’t have taken so long to figure out if the suspect had did it or not due to the phone records that they had placing him in the area of the shooting. Now a day’s people think that violence is the only answer and that’s their way of ending all feuds against people. To me how the media portrayed the incident was in a positive way. They asked for the people in the area if they had any information about the shooting to speak up. Usually when I hear about the other shootings that happen in Oakland, they can never find the suspect or if they do it takes forever to find them guilty due to the lack of information or evidence.
