Police Respond to Shooting at Occupy Burlington in Vermont
- Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:05pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Burlington Free Press web editor Philip Tortora posted this photo on Twitter showing the Occupy Burlington encampment in Vermont taped off following a shooting. (Image source: Twitter)
A 35-year-old man died of a gunshot wound after a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Occupy Burlington encampment in Vermont, the city’s mayor said.
Multiple people, including an Occupy Burlington organizer, told the Burlington Free Press they believe the gunshot was self-inflicted.
Burlington Free Press web editor Philip Tortora posted this photo showing a police truck at the Occupy Burlington encampment in Vermont after a shooting Thursday. (Image source: Twitter)
A hospital spokesman also confirmed the man’s death, but would not provide additional details, the Free Press reported.
Police said they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, but said Thursday afternoon they recovered the weapon and there is no danger to the public.
Burlington Deputy Police Chief Andi Higbee said officers received a 911 call a little after 2 p.m. about a discharged firearm in the park.
A motionless man was removed from a green tent where blood was evident around 2:20 p.m., according to the Free Press.
Higbee would not confirm whether the shooting was self-inflicted, but said it occurred either inside or near one of the tents.
Higbee said the victim has been identified but his name will not be released until his family has been notified. He is believed to be a local resident.
The encampment was cordoned off with police tape Thursday afternoon, and Higbee said it would likely be at least several hours before the tape would be taken down.
Law enforcement officials applied for a warrant to go inside the tent “of interest” for further investigation, he said.
City regulations prohibit firearms in City Hall Park where Occupy Burlington has been stationed since Oct 28.
“It certainly gives us cause for concern. Our responsibility is to keep the public safe,” Higbee said. “When you have a discharge of a firearm in a place like this it gives good cause to be gravely concerned.”
Occupy Burlington protesters hold hands after a shooting at the Vermont encampment. (Image source: Twitter user @davidfarre)
Protesters were seen consoling one another in the hours after the shooting, hugging and holding hands.
“He was my buddy,” Joe Edwards, of Burlington, told the Associated Press of the victim.
Edwards said the victim has been at the encampment for about a week but said he did not know full name.
Hayley Mason, also of Burlington, identified the victim by the first name Josh and said he’d been at the encampment for the last several days.
“I don’t know a lot about his personality. He loves the outdoors. He’s been a member of our community,” she said.
The city had threatened to evict the protesters because the park is closed from midnight until 6 a.m., but city officials made special accommodations for them, the Associated Press reported.
Wednesday night protesters were treated to a concert by internationally known gypsy punk musicians from Gogol Bordello, according to the Free Press.
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Comments (159)
VTDave
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:25pmGee, here I sit about a mile or so away…..
Here is the latest:
Posted on 10 November 2011 by The People Occupy
From Burlington Vermont comes the news that there was a shooting at Occupy Burlington earlier today.
The Burlington Free Press is currently reporting:
A man was removed from a green tent where blood was evident. There is no information on whether the person is alive or dead. About a half dozen police cars were at the scene at about 2:20 p.m.
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Police have the encampment taped off.
We will update as more news reports come in…
UPDATE 3pm Eastern: Fox44 News reports that police have made all occupiers exit the park. They’re asking for information as well, so we’ll wait for confirmation on that.
UPDATE 3:05pm: @PhilipTortora with some of the first pictures on the scene that we could find.
UPDATE 3:16pm: @TheFullMontyVT reports:
“Starting. Officer says case in infancy. Investigation underway. 35 yo male. Condition grave. … pic.twitter.com/osdIXHqD“
AND:
“Several hours until we know more. No public danger
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:09pm@aaction:
Report Post »You’re soooo obvious.
ChiefGeorge
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:32pmYou know with all the registered guns out there in the hands of law abiding citizens in these tough and tumultous times, it is commendable that more incidents like this have not taken place all around the country. For as armed as America is, we are pretty civil in this regard for the most part. Can you imagine the Syrian citizens having guns at their disposal right now? Ummm?
Report Post »LetUsReason
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:41pmA little too eager to occupy the afterlife it would seem. Or maybe he just wants to be part of the 99% who have lived and died on this earth.
Report Post »Founding Father2
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:20pmThis video is a must see. This is where a lady takes the poop and urine that was dropped off at the bank doorstep and went to return the poop. The clip is the media confronting the loser crappers at OWS: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/nov/ows_who_pooped.html
Report Post »Kalish
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:58pm“they believe the gunshot was self-inflicted.” Let’s hope this trend continues
Report Post »chazman
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:57pm… our PUNK community organizer in chief, OBAMMY, is responsible for this!
Report Post »wellhangingchad
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:10pmThis guy must have been caught using items made by big fat cat corporations. They offed him and made it look like a suicide. They might even say the Koch brothers gave him the gun.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:11pm… OBAMMY is responsible for all of this … IMPEACH OBAMA!!!
And to those that protect this POS … I feel your shame …
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 1:43amAn American Veteran shoots himself ANYWHERE it’s a tragedy.
Report Post »Kalish, Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:58pm “they believe the gunshot was self-inflicted.” Let’s hope this trend continues.” (Can’t wait to read further in here)
When BigGovernment had the story up (where did it go?) the first comment was “Only One? Shame.”
Happy Veteran’s Day, right-wing “patriots.”
MR_ANDERSON
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 6:59amHe was probably trying to make a statement, he should have known you have to set your self on fire for that.
Report Post »Morris
Posted on November 11, 2011 at 10:36amThis is what Dictator Barack Hussein Obama our Muslim-in-Chief wants,Guns to show up at the Protests!
Dictator Obama, George Soros and Trumka the union boss are giving money to the protesters
to RIOT in our Streets,They want blood to flow!
When the guns show up than Dictator Barack Hussein Obama our Muslim -in-Chief will declare,
“MARTIAL LAW” This is what Dictator Obama and Hillary Clinton want,Dictator Obama will now have a excuse to take away our 2-nd AMENDMENT, He will try to take away our rights to bare ARMS!
Dictator Obama and Hillary Clinton havebeen working with the “UNITED NATIONS” for over
2/years,These Bastards want to take away our guns!
Dictator Obama said when he took office that he would do whatever to take the guns out of
our American hands!
This is Dictator Obama time to remove guns from “WE THE PEOPLE”,The American Citizens,The
“LAWABIDING CITIZENS”!
America, Don,t let this Muslim Dictator Barack Hussein Obama or his CORRUPT INCOMPETENT
Mexican Muslim Loving Administration take away our 2-nd Amendment!
Dictator Obama and Hillary Clinton,Nancy Pelosie,Harry Reid and the Muslim Islamic Barbaric
Satan Cult of “CAIR” THE MUSLIM ORGANIZATION THAT NOW HAVE THEIR MAIN OFFICE IN OUR WHITEHOUSE,THANKS TO DICTATOR BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA OUR MUSLIM-IN-CHIEF!
This Dictator wants to take the guns out of our AMERICAN HANDS NOW!
Don,t let a Muslim Dictator take away our 2-nd Amendment,“IMPEACH” THIS MUSLIM DICTATOR
Report Post »NOW,SAVE OUR AMERICA!
ConstitutionalPatriot
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:25pmOccupy leaders discussing incidents at encampment:
Now remember… We need to keep the Main Stream Media out of this, so lets say he wasn’t one of us…
OK…
Now were are those girls that got rape last night. We need to tell them what is good for the group, you think they will recognize me???
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:36pmLet me guess…OWS has a committee for this..the police don’t need to be involved?
Report Post »TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:37pmmore like “how can we blame the T-Party?”
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:22pmSorry, not story related, but I just heard, on Hannity, that Holder is about to get indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice. Go Rep. Issa!
Report Post »nohussein
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:25pmThat would be spectacular.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:25pmAwesome. But would his replacement be worse?
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:26pmAwesome!! It’s about time!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:31pmUse the RICO law to bring down the whole corrupt regime and restore the republic.
Report Post »GumRock
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:34pmI’m sure the 0WS will do there own policing and give any Murdering Bad Guy a Stern finger shaking and then send them down Rapers Row to reeducate them.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:37pmw0Ot….
Report Post »jaybo1970
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:51pmThat’s good news!!
Report Post »trueblueday
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:08pmWooo Hooo! I’d love to see the guy in prison stripes, and his side-kick(s), too! Thanks!
Report Post »Dutchracer
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:12pmThat‘s the best news I’ve heard all day it it comes to fruition!
Report Post »ILmommy5
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:34pmBest news all day…
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:49pmSame needs to go for the prez….since he is ignoring a Congressional subpoena.
Report Post »Unix
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:04pmEric the Red gonna be put to bed, now that is good news!
Report Post »YoungBloodNews
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:32pmThanks ANONY, listening to Hannity now!
Report Post »antiencenom
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 7:58pmHolder sayes pardon me sir,Obama said “Done”
Report Post »McNamara
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 9:29pmAbout time!!
Report Post »the_truth_or_not
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 11:09pmSo Justice may be coming to at least a part of this treasonous Administration!!! Can we watch for Obama next?
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:20pmSeems like there’s always one constant in these situations. The occupiers.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 5:50pmactually 2 constants. demonstrators and police. where someone is trying to exercise their rights, the police are not far behind. if the police and everyone would ignore them… they would go away on their own. people don’t have younger siblings huh? well… learn the stupid way i guess…
Report Post »phillipwgirard
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:19pmGypsy Punk? LOL So Bohemian!!! lol lol lol
Report Post »geotrain
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:18pmViolence at occupy ??? who would of thought
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:27pmNah…this must be some kind of mistake..violence associated with OWS? Come on….
Report Post »If you think the approvals for OWS are bad now…
I hope Scott Brown is keeping score because Elizabeth Warren has said she is the philosophical inspiration behind the protests.
Obama will have some explaining to do let alone Pelosi, Bloomberg, Quan…ad nauseum.
texasfarmer
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:18pmGroup hugs.
Report Post »4xeverything
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:25pmOnly if you shower first.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:16pmHow long before all these whack jobs erupt, and odrama declares Martial Law and tries to get our guns??
Report Post »nohussein
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:26pmThe hussein can try.
nohussein, NRA Life Member.
Report Post »PatriotRick
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 7:31pmThat’s exactly the hope of the non “useful idiots” continuing to fund this BS. they progress to more destruction of property (like Oakland) and violence all over, then the police come in and people complain that their “rights” are being violated spurring more violence until the only way to stop it is more federal usurpation of power in some sort of martial law (which will only make the useful idiots more enraged). Hopefully postponing the 2012 elections in lieu of a “national emergency”. Now if you were funding this, wouldn’t you hope the same? I don’t think it will last the winter in the north though. they’ll freeze their a** off, run out of drugs and forget why they’re there in the first place. lol
Report Post »Kitsune
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:16pm3 Posts until someone says it was a Tea Partier who did the shooting.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:49pmQuick. We need a location on George Bush, Glenn Beck and Ted Nugent. Any chance one of the three was was within 100 miles today?
Report Post »Puddle Duck
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 6:21pmI bet it was Cheney.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:16pmWhat a fine quality of people at these Occupy events.
Report Post »phillipwgirard
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:16pmnot surprised. here we go people
Report Post »The ME-ssiah
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:14pmVermont is already communist. Why do they have an Occupy event there?
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:29pmIt’s kind of like Canadian OWS….they don’t have a Wall Street but the lefties just want to smell, camp, defecate, urinate, rape, destroy property…you know..the stuff their professors tell them to do.
Report Post »rustyspokes
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:31pmVermommunist?
Report Post »JohnnyAmerican
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:14pmAnd we are surprised by this??? don’t think so… Seems that we will be seeing more of this kind of acts starting to take palce across the country.. perhaps this movement time has ended. If not by their own hands or by others who are sick and tired of these bums. the real 99% will clean house which give the Left a black eye.. and Gypsy Punk … Really, really.. Huh
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:14pmSo the line has finally been crossed; now expect the administration ot come down on the police, even if they had absolutly nothing to do with it and for the usage of firearms now to occur. God help us all for the nightmare now begins in earnest.
Report Post »TheBurningTruth
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:29pmYou mean that President Marxist might say something like: “I don’t know what happened but the police acted stupidly”? Something like that?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:39pm@Burning Truth:
At the very least.
Report Post »Lordchamp
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:45pmYep the police did it. Or was it Bush?
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:33pmPssst – it was Michelle
OMG
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:13pmJust getting worse and worse. These city mayors, maybe Governors, need to put a stop to this camping out crap.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:46pmWhy doesn’t Obama impose a $.15 tax on tents?
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:13pmGasp – violence at a flea ****** event!! Oh, the horror!!
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:13pmFor the life of me why do citizens of this great country favor the Occupiers over the Tea Party? They saw how peaceful we were… frustrating!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:15pmBecause most people who choose to have a lie told for the soothing of burning ears and a twiching consience that God is trying to wake up in them…too many want to believe the lies instead of seeing and dealing with the truth.
Report Post »lapua338shooter
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:18pmCessna – It really does make me wonder what is going on. How can things be so backward??? Why would people want to live in a country that is under a socialist / marxist regime. What has happened to the people of this country. Is there something in the water???
Report Post »nohussein
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:18pmdregs always stick together, no one else wants them.
Report Post »Just_Bubba
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:22pmThe majority of the populace is not down with these pukes at all. It is the MSM that is pandering to their every demand for coverage. You notice that there are ZERO encampments out here in Bubba Land…wonder why that is? It is because there would be ZERO tolerance for the tail wagging the dog.
They will self destruct LONG before thay make their way out of the progressive cities and find that here are a different set of rules here.
Report Post »Kitsune
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:25pm@ LaPua : Not the water. Abortion and Gay Marriage is more important to them than the economy. Punishing the rich for not giving them free **** is secondary.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:28pmBecause progressives have conditioned a generation of people that government can fix any problem if enough money is thrown at the problem.They’ve created a welfare state that robs people of their dignity and self worth,essentially the government has created slaves to the state,mind numbing drones who repeat the mantra government is good tax the rich,it‘s an old play book they’ve used and we’re seeing the fruits of their labor today.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:35pmBingo Slayer. We allowed a generation to be raised by government schools and television while the parents chased a house they couldn‘t afford and two leased BMW’s in the garage.
Report Post »Lordchamp
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:52pmI don’t truly believe most people support them. It’s just that those people and their feelings are not reported. I live near two fairly large cities in upstate SC and in both there were 10-30 people that showed up to the occupy events. Nothing really happening in the “heartland”. They know we’re not going to put up with that crap. Protest fine, try to force me to agree with you or get violent, not gonna happen, no way no how and you WILL lose so be prepared.
Report Post »microace
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:12pmGypsy Punk Musicians…no wonder there was gunfire…
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:21pmYep, probably a self inflicted gunshot to the head.
Report Post »TMunson
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:12pmJust a matter of time before this happened I am sorry to say…
Report Post »charleyrocks
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:12pmI do not understand why in new york city and others that the police or army don’t put a stop to all this. Business is being destroyed because of these spoiled brats. No one will come there for vacation why would they. Where is the army it has gone on too long. So I get this straight, obama does not care or the others responsible for protecting their citizens.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:35pmand the msms say: “they are the best among us”, yeah right…I have a bridge to sell ya if you believe that.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:23pmThe plan doesn’t call for offensive actions by law enforcement or the National Guard yet. The leading into the “Kent State” moment hasn’t reached the cresendo needed to justify the killing of an oppcupier. It will happen during the holiday season (previously known as Christmas). The folks who created and are executing the plan want the conservatives to feel the anger by having Christmas marred by violence. This will permit the rapid escalation to a national crisis.
I didn’t used to be this paranoid. But someone has war gamed this very well. This is not spontaneous.
Report Post »TheBurningTruth
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:11pmShootings, rapes, assaults, arson, property destruction… And who endorsed this movement? President Marxist, Pigloski, Harry Reid along with people like Francis Piven who has been advocating tearing down the system for over 40 years. This will only get worse as the true 99% of us continue on earning a living and paying for ourselves while these misfits attempt to destroy the system. Remember this during the next election.
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:11pmNo comment till the rest of the story-via at least 3 additional sources.
Report Post »stoptheliesbho
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:10pmCorrect me if I’m wrong, Blazers, but won’t this be the first casualty of OWS, if they don’t make it? Nice “non-violence”…. IDIOTS.
Report Post »nohussein
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:09pmand so the fun begins.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:08pmGypsy punk musicians? Gosh, sorry I missed that.
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