A man was shot during a confrontation with state police troopers in Burke over the weekend, according to Vermont State Police. An investigation is currently underway. Police say the confrontation happened late Sunday, just after 10 p.m.Troopers responded to an area near the intersection of Vermont Route 114 and Pinkham Road. Police say the man who was shot was transported to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury for treatment of his injuries. His condition is currently unknown. The troopers involved were uninjured.Detectives with the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Search Team, uniformed troopers from Field Force Division, and the Victim Services Unit are all involved in the investigation, which is still in its early stages, according to police. The identity of the man who was shot will be released once relatives are notified and the investigation develops. Following standard protocol, the Vermont State Police will withhold the names of the troopers who fired their weapons for at least 24 hours.Anyone with information that could assist in this investigation is asked to call the state police barracks in Derby at 802-334-8881 or provide an anonymous tip online. This is a developing story. It will be updated when police share more information.
A man was shot during a confrontation with state police troopers in Burke over the weekend, according to Vermont State Police.
An investigation is currently underway. Police say the confrontation happened late Sunday, just after 10 p.m.
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Troopers responded to an area near the intersection of Vermont Route 114 and Pinkham Road.
Police say the man who was shot was transported to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury for treatment of his injuries. His condition is currently unknown. The troopers involved were uninjured.
Detectives with the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Search Team, uniformed troopers from Field Force Division, and the Victim Services Unit are all involved in the investigation, which is still in its early stages, according to police.
The identity of the man who was shot will be released once relatives are notified and the investigation develops.
Following standard protocol, the Vermont State Police will withhold the names of the troopers who fired their weapons for at least 24 hours.
Anyone with information that could assist in this investigation is asked to call the state police barracks in Derby at 802-334-8881 or provide an anonymous tip online.
This is a developing story. It will be updated when police share more information.
