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  • Newspaper reporter shot in Baton Rouge

    09/06/2005 10:35:36 PM PDT · by BurbankKarl · 165 replies · 4,068+ views
    KLFY TV ^ | 9/6/06 | AP
    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A well-known Florida newspaper says one of its reporters was shot and wounded while covering the hurricane aftermath in Baton Rouge. The St. Petersburg Times says Marcus Franklin was shot Monday night while on his way back to a motel. The newspaper says the reporter was at a stop sign in a dimly-lit area when a man with a revolver walked up to the car and asked for his money. Franklin says he heard a pop but didn't realize he'd been shot in the stomach until he started driving off. The 34-year-old journalist called 9-1-1 and was...