A suspect in a June double shooting in Leicester that left one man dead and his brother critically injured has been arrested on an unrelated federal charge in Maine. Zaquikon Roy, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested Thursday, […]
Tag: Shooting
Two Leicester men shot in targeted attacked; one killed
LEICESTER— One man was killed and a second was injured in a shooting Sunday night, June 4, in Leicester. Police said the shooting was a targeted act directed at the victims, and there is no broader threat to the general […]
VTF&W offers $60K in grants to improve local shooting ranges
Vermont Fish and Wildlife (VTF&W) is offering shooting range improvement grants to encourage upgrades of shooting ranges for enhanced safety and operation. The Shooting Range Improvement grant program seeks grant applications from clubs and government agencies involved in […]
Man suffers life-threatening injuries after being shot by police in Ludlow
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Vermont State Police are investigating after a Ludlow police officer shot a man who was then taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to a state police press release Aug. 16. The wounded man, whom police […]
Game wardens investigate fatal shooting of German shepherd in Tunbridge
The Vermont Warden Service responded to the reported fatal shooting of a German shepherd dog in Tunbridge on Saturday, April 23. The dog was reported missing by its owner on April 20 and was located by the same on April […]
AG’s Office clears Rutland City police officer in shooting, killing of man in McDonald’s bathroom
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has ruled a Rutland City police officer was justified in using deadly force when he shot and killed a man inside a bathroom at a McDonald’s restaurant. The officer said he […]
State trooper will not be prosecuted for non-fatal officer-involved shooting in West Haven
The Attorney General’s Office announced April 12 that it has concluded its review of the non-fatal officer-involved shooting incident that occurred on Dec. 6, 2020, in West Haven, Vermont. The Attorney General’s Office is declining to prosecute Vermont State Police […]
Pownal man injured in officer-involved shooting expected to survive
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger POWNAL — Vermont State Police say a Bennington County man critically injured in an officer-involved shooting Thursday night has “stabilized” and is expected to survive. Bernard Rougeau, 48, of Pownal, who police said was shot by […]
Shooting in Georgia leaves one dead, another hospitalized
By Daniel Schwartz, VTDigger One man is dead and another has been transported to a hospital following a suspected shooting Monday, Jan. 2, on Georgia Mountain Road in Georgia, according to a Vermont State Police press release. Police are investigating […]
Shooting is described as unintended cap to string of crimes
By Adam Federman, VTDigger The gun used in a fatal shooting in Poultney over the weekend was obtained in an early morning robbery and assault in Fair Haven in November, police said. William Bailey, 19, and Jonathan Testa, 21, have […]