No charges to be filed in fatal Arlington Heights shooting; resident had order of protection

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

No charges to be filed in fatal Arlington Heights shooting

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- No charges will be filed against a man who shot and killed another man inside an Arlington Heights apartment.

The shooting happened Sunday afternoon at the Arbor Lakes Apartment Complex, in 4200-block of North Bloomington Avenue in Arlington Heights, police said.

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Police said the woman who lived in the apartment had an order of protection against Jimmie Jackson Franklin, the Chicago man who was killed.

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Franklin went into the woman's home, where attacked another man, who retrieved a gun and fired at Franklin, killing him, police said.

The woman had an order of protection against Franklin, police said. The gun owner has a valid concealed carry license, police said.

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