Trial to begin in 2021 Northampton murder case

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The trial for a man from Springfield accused of shooting and killing a Pittsfield resident in 2021 is scheduled to begin this week.

According to the Northwestern DA’s office, 35-year-old Steven Malloy is facing a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the 2021 killing of Joseph Fillio. He was found dead in a Randolph Place apartment in downtown Northampton in December 2021.

Malloy was arrested on West Street later that night. He pled not guilty in March of 2022. Fillio’s death was the only homicide in Hampshire County in 2021.

Opening arguments are set to begin on Tuesday.

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