Local News

Fort Wayne man sentenced to 25 years for 2022 double murder

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – A Fort Wayne man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday for a double shooting in 2022.

Our partners in news at 21Alive report that 28-year-old Jaquell Franklin took a plea deal in September that allowed his sentence to be capped at 25 years in prison. Franklin would’ve been tried for attempted murder with an enhancement for using a gun.

Franklin is accused of shooting his uncle in the left elbow and his cousin, who was paralyzed by a bullet near his spine and suffered a lacerated lung.

Related posts

Man Arrested After Gunfire and Police Chase

Heather Starr

City Council Approves Initial Plan For Solid Waste Rate Increases

Michael McIntyre

Huntington County Commissioner Floyd “Tom” Wall Indicted on Seven Counts of Misdemeanor Battery

Kayla Blakeslee

Leave a Comment