The first of two Rehoboth men who were charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 66-year-old man in Seekonk in 2021 was found guilty last week, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office announced.
A Fall River Superior Court jury found 24-year-old Christopher Heron guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Seekonk resident Joseph Housely Sr. on June 18, the district attorney’s office said in a press release.
Joseph Housely Jr., also 24, faces the same charge in connection with his father’s death, the district attorney’s office said. He is set to be tried in September.
Authorities began investigating Housley Sr.’s death after Seekonk police responded to a report of gunfire at 101 Forsyth Circle shortly after 9:50 p.m. on July 6, 2021, the district attorney’s office said previously. At the scene, they found Housley Sr. with gunshot wounds inside an apartment. He was later declared dead.
A Bristol County grand jury indicted Housley Jr. and Heron in connection with Housley Sr.’s death in September 2022, the district attorney’s office said. Heron is scheduled to be sentenced on June 27.
