HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/05/2021 - Reckless Endangerment – Firearm Discharge - 21SB003859
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MEDIA RELEASE
INCIDENT TYPE: DATE/TIME REPORTED:
Reckless Endangerment – Firearm Discharge 05/05/2021 at 2124 hours
INCIDENT NUMBER: LOCATION:
21SB003859 310 Market Street #302
INVESTIGATOR: INVESTIGATOR CONTACT:
Det. Cpl. Superneau ssuperneau@southburlingtonpolice.org
AUTHOR: CONTACT:
Chief Shawn P. Burke sburke@southburlingtonpolice.org
NARRATIVE:
On May 5th, 2021 at 9:24 PM the South Burlington Police were called to a report of a single gunshot
which had emanated from 310 Market Street #302.
Responding officers were able to determine that the occupants of the apartment in question had been
handling a 9mm pistol. A person unfamiliar with the pistol had an accidental discharge while
manipulating it. The bullet damaged a piece of furniture in the apartment and lodged in a wall. During
the investigation the South Burlington Fire Department erected their ladder truck to ensure that the
bullet hadn’t penetrated through the exterior wall.
The investigation is still evolving, information known thus far suggests that this was an accidental
discharge of the pistol. No one was injured and any potential criminal charges will be contemplated in
conjunction with the State Attorney’s Office.
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