Update No. 1: Investigation continues into suspicious death in Brattleboro
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
Investigation continues into suspicious death in Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO, Vermont (Friday, March 31, 2023) — The investigation is continuing Friday into a suspicious death in Brattleboro. The Vermont State Police Crime Scene Search Team arrived this morning at the residence on Birge Street, and the team’s work is ongoing.
Capt. Scott Dunlap, commander of the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit, will be available to speak with members of the media about this investigation at 1 p.m. at the Brattleboro Police Department, 62 Black Mountain Road.
VSP will provide further updates as the investigation proceeds.
***Initial news release, 11:15 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023***
The Vermont State Police is investigating a suspicious death in Brattleboro that occurred Thursday night, March 30, 2023.
The investigation began following a 911 call at about 7:50 p.m. reporting the sound of gunfire at a residence on Birge Street in Brattleboro. Responding officers from the Brattleboro Police Department located an adult man dead inside an apartment at the location of the call. Brattleboro police requested the Vermont State Police respond and lead the investigation.
The victim’s identity is currently unknown.
This investigation is in its preliminary stages and involves members of the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit and the Brattleboro Police Department. The Crime Scene Search Team and Victim Services Unit will respond on Friday morning.
Following processing of the crime scene by investigators, the victim’s body will be brought to the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.
Anyone with information that could assist investigators in this case is asked to call the Vermont State Police in Westminster at 802-722-4600. Tips also may be submitted anonymously online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
No further information is available. The state police will provide updates as the investigation continues.
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