Action News 5 reported police charged Eirlon Deshaun Franklin with first-degree murder after a downtown Memphis Wendy's shooting.

A silver Honda Fit, on the charging story, and a gray Chevrolet sedan, on the Nov. 1 story, are not the same car. One occupant, which is what Franklin told police on the later page, and two men in a sedan plus two more on foot, are not the same flight. First-degree murder on that page is a charge. It is not a conviction. The court date printed there is Nov. 5, and the bond had not been posted.

Action News 5, by Stuart Rucker, published Nov. 4, 2026, at 8:27 p.m. CST, reported a man has been charged with first-degree murder, among other charges, after a shooting on November 1 outside a Wendy's that killed a man, according to the Memphis Police Department. The dateline is Memphis. The page address is dated 2026/11/05. The byline date is Nov. 4. An update line did not print a second clock. It reported Eirlon Deshaun Franklin, 25, has been charged with first-degree murder, possession / employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and reckless endangerment. The slash between possession and employing is the punctuation on that page. The caption repeats the charge sentence, drops the comma before and, and credits the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. The man who died is not named. It reported that on November 1, Memphis police responded to a shooting call near Danny Thomas Boulevard and Washington Avenue, found a man in the rear parking lot of a Wendy's who was unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound, and that the Memphis Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene. It reported people outside the Wendy's told police they heard multiple shots, seemingly random, could not tell where the shots were coming from, and only afterward noticed the victim had been shot. It reported records state that investigators reviewed surveillance and noticed a crowd coming from the nightclub across the street. It reported police noticed a person holding a firearm from the driver's side and the same from the passenger side of a silver Honda Fit, firing shots at the crowd. The nightclub is not named. It reported the Honda Fit was identified by its tags, officers later pulled the vehicle over, the driver was identified as Franklin, and officers noticed a bullet defect on the driver's side. It reported he was taken into custody and admitted he was the driver the night of the shooting, that his vehicle was struck, and that he was the only occupant. It reported his bond information has not been posted yet and that he is due in court on November 5.

The Nov. 1 story on the same station is not that account. Action News 5, by Shayna Norwood, published Nov. 1, 2026, at 9:43 a.m. CST, reported Memphis police were investigating after a man was killed in an overnight shooting at a Wendy's in downtown Memphis. It reported that around 1:15 a.m., officers responded to a man-down call at a Wendy's on Washington Avenue near North Danny Thomas Boulevard. Around 1:15 a.m. is not on the charging story. North Danny Thomas Boulevard, and Danny Thomas Boulevard, are not the same street line. A man-down call, and a shooting call, are not the same call. It reported officers located a man suffering from gunshot wounds who was pronounced dead on the scene. Gunshot wounds, and a gunshot wound, are not the same number. Pronounced dead on the scene, with no fire department named, and pronounced dead at the scene by the Memphis Fire Department, are not the same sentence. It reported MPD said two men wearing dark clothing fled in a gray Chevrolet sedan, and that two other men, one wearing dark clothing, also fled on foot. A gray Chevrolet sedan with two men, and a silver Honda Fit whose driver said he was the only occupant, are not the same vehicle and not the same number of people. Two other men on foot are not on the charging story. It reported the information was preliminary, the investigation remained ongoing, and suspects were at large. The charging story is an arrest. It does not print Crimestoppers. The Nov. 1 story does not print Franklin's name, a bond, a court date, a bullet defect, or a nightclub. The man who was killed is not named on either page.

What he admitted, on the charging story, is that he drove and that he was alone. The surveillance sentence is what the story says police noticed on the video. The story does not print a statement from him that he fired, and it does not print a denial. Possession / employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony is the firearm count as typed. November 5 is the court date on the page. The page does not print a result of that setting, a judge, or a plea. Bond information has not been posted yet is the custody line. A charge is not a conviction. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.