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Arizona Man Sentenced to Death for 2014 Phoenix Drive-By Killing

Arizona typically carries out executions decades after sentencing.

Overview

  • Court documents state Franklin Arnett Clifton, 39, received the death penalty for premeditated first-degree murder.
  • He also received two concurrent 23-year prison terms for attempted first-degree murder and kidnapping.
  • The shooting occurred in October 2014 near 27th Avenue and Campbell, where two women were shot and one died at the scene.
  • Investigators say Clifton drove by on a motorcycle and opened fire after a dispute reported the previous week.
  • Police arrested Clifton shortly after the attack, and the state corrections department now lists 109 people on death row.