Crime & Safety

After Worcester Man Fatally Shot In 2021, Fitchburg Man Charged

Franklin Mane, 19, was found dead in a wooded area in Leominster in May 2021.

WORCESTER, MA — The Worcester County District Attorney has charged a Fitchburg man with murder following the fatal shooting of a Worcester man two years ago.

According to the DA's office, Franklin Mane, 19, was found dead in May 2021 in a woodsy area off Industrial Road in Leominster. A state medical examiner confirmed Mane died due to gunshot wounds.

Mane was a Main South resident, and had last been seen in March 2021 before his body was found.

The DA filed a murder charge against Wilbert Nieves, 25, of Fitchburg, on Friday. Nieves is set to appear for an arraignment at Leominster District Court on June 1.