Burlington Police Officer Brady McGee was identified as the police officer involved in a shooting that injured a city man on Sunday, Vermont State Police said this afternoon.

State police also confirmed in the news release that Aaron Loucks, 32, of Burlington was the wounded man. Vermont News First had reported on Monday that Loucks had been shot the night before.

McGee, a member of the uniform division, was placed on paid administrative leave by the city after the shooting near 700 Riverside Avenue about 8 p.m. Sunday.

McGee began his career with Burlington Police in June of 2018, left to join the Darrien, (Conn.) Police in March 2022, before returning to BPD in November 2022, State police spokesman Rich Kelley said.

Burlington officers responded early Sunday to a disturbance on Riverside Avenue and attempted to take Loucks into custody; however, he barricaded himself inside his residence, Kelley said.

Attempts to safely resolve the situation were made throughout the day and into the evening until Loucks exited the apartment and a confrontation with police ensued, state police said.

At that time, multiple officers utilized non-deadly force measures which were not successful, Kelley said.

Officer McGee discharged his patrol rifle, striking Loucks, police said.

Burlington Rescue rushed Loucks to the University of Vermont Medical Center for treatment, where he remains receiving medical care.

The Burlington Police Officers’ Association issued a statement offering complete support for McGee during the incident. The union noted Loucks had brandished a knife and threatened to kill officers.

Police learned there had been earlier threats before they had arrived, the union said. Both the Emergency Response Unit and the Crisis Negotiation Unit were dispatched to the residence.

The special teams worked for about 9 hours to bring the case to a peaceful resolution, the union said. Various efforts were attempted, but it ended with a critical encounter, the union said.

The BPOA said it was proud of the efforts of their offices handling “this extremely volatile, dynamic and dangerous situation resulting in no injury to third party civilians nor officers.”

Loucks has a long history of mental health issues as outlined in the earlier post by Vermont News First.

See earlier posting for more details about the confrontation and resolution.