R.I. man sentenced to life without parole for 2021 North Attleborough murder

An East Providence, Rhode Island, man was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury found him guilty of a fatal 2021 shooting in North Attleboro, prosecutors announced.

After a trial in Fall River Superior Court that began June 1, a jury convicted 38-year-old Adam Walker of first-degree murder, carrying a firearm, and carrying a loaded firearm, according to court documents.

Walker received a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole for his murder conviction, along with a concurrent sentence of three to five years on the firearms charges, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said in a news release.

“I am pleased that the jury found the defendant liable for premeditated murder,” Quinn said. “This case has gone through a lengthy court process. I am pleased that the ruling will provide the family with some solace for the loss of a loved one.”

The conviction stems from the May 26, 2021, murder of 38-year-old Peter Scivoni in his High Street apartment in North Attleboro.

Prosecutors said Walker shot Shevon once in the stomach inside the apartment at 64 High St. Shevon was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

Walker was arrested two days after the shooting and remains held without bail awaiting trial.

According to Quinn, evidence presented by prosecutors showed that Shevon had communicated with Walker earlier on the day of the shooting and had spent time with him before.

Surveillance footage showed Walker’s car leaving his High Street residence before the shooting. Video later captured Walker returning to the area on foot.

Nine minutes after Walker arrived, footage showed him running from the house at about the same time a 911 call was made reporting a man had been shot to death, Quinn said.

Investigators later recovered the firearm used in the shooting from a wooded area in East Providence. Prosecutors said cell phone data placed Walker in the same area where the weapon was found just hours after the murder.

Authorities also interviewed witnesses, including the person who reported the shooting and who had been at Shivone’s apartment earlier, according to court documents. That witness reported that prior to the shooting, Shevon and the suspect were engaged in a discussion regarding a “possible drug deal.”

The witness further said that although Shevon ordered the suspect to leave, Walker returned a short time later and knocked loudly on the door. After Shivoni again asked the man to leave, the witness reported that he heard Shivoni ask, “Are you going to shoot me?” The sound of a gunshot immediately followed, court records state.

Walker’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment Sunday night.