It's voluntary manslaughter for fatal stabbing at South Boston bar

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted Bernard Piscopo of Dorchester of voluntary manslaughter for the death of Adam Rich of Revere at the 6 House on June 16, 2007, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Piscopo will be sentenced tomorrow.

Prosecutors charged an argument over a spilled beer escalated into a brawl in which Rich, 26, and a friend were stabbed. Prosecutors say Rich was ordered out of the bar after a fistfight with a friend of Rich's and then:

A short time later, Rich re-entered the bar and is believed to have punched Piscopo in the face, knocking him off his feet. Piscopo allegedly rose to his feet, knife in hand, and closed the distance between himself and Rich. In the moments that followed, Piscopo allegedly stabbed Rich multiple times in the back, chest, stomach, legs, and hand. Piscopo also allegedly stabbed Browne three times in the back and shoulders as well before fleeing out the back door.