DETROIT (AP) - A man charged in the fatal shootings of a Detroit homeowner and his adult daughter during a 2014 eviction has been acquitted during his second trial.
The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says 23-year-old Alonzo Long Jr. was found not guilty this week.
He faced first-degree murder charges and his first trial ended in July with a hung jury. Defense lawyer Lillian Diallo says it’s “so tragic” and truly self-defense.
In November 2014, 72-year-old Howard Franklin and 37-year-old Catherine Franklin were shot during a dispute over the removal of fixtures at a house Howard Franklin had acquired at a tax foreclosure sale. He’d allowed people to stay in the house.
The shooting occurred when he showed up with an eviction order. Long was described as a nephew of the home’s occupant.
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