Trial set to begin in Fall River Superior Court concerning murder of 66-year-old Joseph Housley

A Bristol County man is set to go on trial for murder on Monday.

Christopher Heron was charged with Murder and Carrying an Illegal Firearm.

An extensive investigation into the previously unsolved July 6, 2021, homicide of 66-year-old Joseph Housley in Seekonk resulted in the indictment of the victim’s son and Heron for murder.

A Bristol County Grand Jury in September of 2022, handed down indictments charging Joseph “JD” Housley II and Heron, both of Rehoboth.

At approximately 9:53 p.m. on July 6, 2021, Seekonk Police responded to 911 calls regarding possible gun shots in the area of 101 Forsyth Circle. When first responders arrived on scene, they located 66-year-old Joseph Housley suffering from an apparent gunshot wound in an apartment at 101 Forsyth Circle. He was later pronounced deceased.