A Massachusetts man has been granted parole with conditions after the murder of another male.
According to the Massachusetts Parole Board, on December 31, 2007, 15-year-old Emmanuel Okoro of Brockton had been drinking and smoking marijuana with friends and family. Eventually, Okoro and his companions attempted to go to a nearby New Year’s Eve party, but they were turned away at the door by 19-year-old Markeen Starks of Brockton and another young man. Starks was known to Okoro and had been involved in a series of violent incidents that appeared to constitute retaliation against Stark’s sister after she had spoken to police about an earlier killing.
At some point before midnight, Okoro and his companions left the site of the New Year’s Eve party and went home. After the party ended, a crowd gathered outside the party and a fight broke out. Okoro and his companions saw the crowd and went toward it. Okoro, who was armed with a knife, and Starks, confronted one another. Although it is unclear who started the physical fight between them, Okoro stabbed Starks multiple times, killing him…