After multiple competency hearings in Fall River Superior Court concerning a Bristol County murder, the trial officially began on Monday.
37-year-old Adam Walker, who has a last known address in East Providence, RI, was previously ordered to be hospitalized at Bridgewater State Hospital to determine competence to stand trial.
According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, North Attleboro Police responded to 64 High Street on May 26, 2021, at approximately 4:00 p.m. for a reported shooting incident. When first responders arrived at the apartment building, they located the victim inside his apartment suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim, Peter Schifone, a 38-year-old North Attleboro man, was rushed to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, where he was later pronounced deceased…