The Massachusetts Parole Board has granted parole to a man convicted of first-degree murder in connection with a 2004 fatal shooting in Brockton, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced.
In a decision dated March 24, 2026, the board ruled that 39-year-old Lewis Franklin will be released to a state Department of Mental Health Group Living Environment 45 days after the decision date. District Attorney Cruz had submitted a letter strongly opposing Franklin’s release during his December 18, 2025, parole hearing.
On August 23, 2004, an 18-year-old Franklin shot and killed 30-year-old John Falcone of Hanson after an argument over a narcotics transaction. Franklin fired four shots at the fleeing Falcone, striking him once in the back and killing him…