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Burlington police are investigating a reported gunfire incident that prompted a large response late Monday night on North Winooski Avenue.
Officers were called to the area of North Winooski Avenue and Grant Street at about 9:36 p.m. on Dec. 22 after receiving multiple reports of gunshots. Witnesses also reported seeing several people running from the area, police said.
As officers arrived, they located and detained three people of interest. Investigators later recovered ballistic and firearm-related evidence from the scene.
Following the initial investigation, police arrested Nathan Washington, 46, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington was cited to appear in court on Jan. 6, at 8:30 a.m. on charges of reckless endangerment and being a person prohibited from possessing firearms.
A second suspect, Shelly Sanders, 42, of Burlington, was arrested and lodged at the Northwest State Correctional Facility on an unrelated arrest warrant, according to police.
Authorities said the incident is believed to be isolated and involved individuals who knew one another. No injuries were reported.
The case remains under active investigation by the Burlington Police Department’s Detective Services Bureau. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Erica Schaller at 802-540-2282 or by email at eschaller@bpdvt.org.
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If gun-grabbing liberals were authentic about their concerns for preventing gun violence, they would insist on strict sentencing for federally-prohibited persons who have violent felonies in their past and insist on playing with guns in a dangerous manner. Those from the City of Brotherly Shove now think of Burlington as tolerating the same culture of violent conflict resolution as they are accustomed to in their own urban hellhole. Congratulations Burlington for your zeal in the celebration of tolerance and diversity.
Another fine example of why laws for law abiding people only work for law abiding people. And in passing more laws to restrict law abiding people the criminals still get and use guns. For those interested, the 10th circuit court of appeals just struck down New Mexico’s 7 day waiting period with 3 judges voting.
New Mexico called for an a full court review (12 judges on the 10th court of appeals) 10 judges voted to refuse the new appeal and the issue is dead. Waiting periods, like Vermont’s 3 day wait to pick up a firearm after passing the background check is also unconstitutional as are laws limiting magazine capacity.
This article proves, as well as many others that criminals don’t respond to laws. How much longer and how many more unconstitutional laws must the left pass to realize that gun control does not control anything. Only criminal control works and that requires repeat offenders to be put in jail for their crimes. Our current governor signed the first ever gun control laws in Vermont in 2018. Those laws are also unconstitutional and the Vermont supreme court should rule as such because all these laws are being overturned. “The right of the people to keep keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.”
No other right of the people has been required to have wait or get permission from the government to exercise the other 9 rights. The second amendment also states, “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free state” means that people are the militia and in order to continue to be free from foreign and domestic tyrants and a controlling government that such a government can not ban or control the free exercise of keeping and bearing arms. Remaining as a free state is the reason. The government can not require it’s permission for it’s citizens to be free from their unconstitutional laws. Politicians however, should be held in strict compliance to honor their oaths of office or be fined and restricted from ever holding a government position again.
Here’s one of many reviews on youtube pertaining to the New Mexico
ruling. Six other states in the 10th circuit will be affected.
You people in Burlington need to do your business in St. Albans town where we are a little better at dealing with things.
I just looked at the statistics for St. Albans police dept. Very impressive.
It’s a fine line between good police intuition and what some refer to as racial profiling…
Let me guess. It’s time for MORE gun laws even though these two men, who shouldn’t have them, got them anyways. Let’s punish law abiding citizens some more.
Yes please, more gun restrictions and more diversity.
So “Philly” was released after being cited? Article is not clear on that…
Two local men huh ? I majin !