PITTSFIELD, MA — On Monday, Tyler Sumner was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after being convicted of first-degree murder by Judge Flannery at Berkshire Superior Court. The sentencing also addressed another charge, where Sumner received a concurrent two-year term in the House of Corrections for possessing ammunition without an FID card.
These judgments conclude the legal proceedings against Sumner, who will now spend the remainder of his life behind bars, emphasizing the severity of the offenses committed.
On Friday, May 31st Tyler Sumner was found guilty of Murder in the First Degree and Possession of Ammunition without a Firearm Identification Card by a jury of his peers. The trial was held in Berkshire Superior Court. The Honorable Judge Flannery will schedule sentencing.
Tyler Sumner (5/30/1994: 103 Columbia Street, Apt. 1, North Adams, MA 01247) was found guilty of murdering Stephanie Olivieri (9/1/1981). In the early morning hours of Sunday, August 25, 2019, Pittsfield Police responded to 911 call reporting two masked men walking around 66 South John Street. While in route, the responding officers heard several gun shots around the area of South John Street. When the officers arrived on the scene, they found a woman, later identified as Stephanie Olivieri, in her running car. Ms. Olivieri was gasping for breath and had blood running down the right side of her head. The responding officers called for backup and began lifesaving efforts. Ms. Olivieri was treated by EMS on the scene and then transported to Berkshire Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead. The Chief Medical Examiner found the cause of her death to be a homicide caused by wounds sustained from a bullet to her head.
