LOS ANGELES — A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death says the pop star’s personal doctor administered the powerful drug that authorities believe killed him.
Kevin Franchow routinely walked the grounds of AnSan Sister City Park for exercise in order to control his diabetes, Las Vegas police said. In addition to diabetes, the 38-year-old Franchow used hearing aids, wore glasses and had the mental capacity of a 10-year-old child, police said.
It was during an early Sunday morning park stroll that Franchow crossed paths with two young men, one of whom fatally shot him several times in the back. Police said the motive appears to be robbery — just a few minutes prior to the shooting, the suspects stole a cell phone from a woman on a swing.
“They chose to kill a man who had no way of defending himself,” said Homicide Detective Tod Williams. “It was so senseless.”
The Republican National Committee is airing a radio ad that takes aim at Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., on the health care issue. The ad, which the RNC says started airing over the weekend, attempts to tie Titus to what Republicans are calling “President Obama’s dangerous health care experiment on America.”