Editor’s note: The following is a summary of Brian Higgins’s Friday testimony in Karen Read’s murder trial prior to the lunch break. A subsequent article will summarize his afternoon testimony.

DEDHAM - Testimony in the Karen Read case continues today with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Brian Higgins expected to take the stand in the Massachusetts murder trial.

In a move that marks a significant transition in both his career and the cultural landscape of Buffalo, former Congressman Brian Higgins has taken the helm as President and CEO of Shea’s ...