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In a tragic incident in a North Baltimore neighborhood, 35-year-old James Lebar, a White male, was found shot to death on May 13, 2020. The event unfolded at a home in the 300 block of East University Parkway. Police reports indicate that Lebar was shot by Michael Franko, an 84-year-old retired educator, who then took his own life in what was determined to be a murder-suicide.

The relationship between the two men was described as challenging. Lebar had been living in the basement of Frank ...Read More
Victim Details

James Lebar

Male

White / Caucasian

Baltimore

MD

2020-05-13

35

James

Lebar

02/01/2026