“The real issue is that assisted livings operate in an environment like the Wild West,” said Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition, a nonprofit that advocates f...

The morning after a devastating fire at an assisted living facility on Oliver Street in Fall River, officials were mourning the dead and looking to help the survivors.

He was identified as Domonick Knight, 38, who was located on the second floor landing of the home at 117 Langley St., with two firearms nearby, prosecutors said in a statement.