Prosecutor: U-M Student's Killer 'Indifferent To Life'

ANN ARBOR (AP) — A prosecutor says a 22-year-old man had an "indifference to human life" when he fatally shot a University of Michigan medical student in his off-campus medical fraternity house.

Washtenaw County Assistant Prosecutor Blaine Longsworth made the comment to jurors Monday as the trial of Daejeon Franklin got underway in Ann Arbor.

Franklin is charged with an open count of murder and home invasion. The court has scheduled a Jan 14. trial start for his co-defendants, 21-year-old Joei Jordan and 22-year-old Shaquille Jones.

Prosecutors say Franklin fired the bullet that killed 25-year-old Paul DeWolf in July 2013.

Defense lawyer Walter White says it's no mystery that someone murdered DeWolf but says it's unclear that Franklin was directly involved. White says that the co-defendants' statements blaming Franklin aren't credible.

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