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VDC video taken Friday shows State Police vehicles at Rte. 302, North Main St. Barre home where the shooting occurred Thursday.
Vermont State Police say a 43-year-old Town of Washington woman and habitual offender has been arrested in connection with the Thursday shooting death of a Barre man.
VDC shot the brief video above at 3:50 PM Friday April 25 – Police are investigating an apparent homicide at this home near the Barre/Berlin town line. According to media sources on site, one person is in custody.
Saturday, Vermont State Police sent out the following statement:
Vermont State Police investigates suspicious death in Barre
BARRE, Vermont (Friday, April 25, 2025) — The Vermont State Police has taken the lead role in investigating a shooting that occurred Thursday evening, April 24, 2025, in Barre City following the death of the victim Friday morning.
The victim is a 45-year-old man from Barre. He was shot once in the abdomen at about 5:25 p.m. Thursday inside a home at 879 N. Main St. First responders brought the victim to Central Vermont Medical Center and later transferred him to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, where he died at about 4 a.m. Friday. His name is being withheld at this time pending notification of relatives.
An autopsy was completed Friday afternoon at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and the manner of death is pending.
During the initial investigation, police detained Donna Robinson, 43, of the town of Washington. She has since been arrested on charges of burglary, simple assault, two counts of possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, and being a habitual offender. Robinson was ordered jailed without bail and is due to be arraigned at 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 28, 2025, in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Barre.
Initial investigation indicates this was an isolated event involving parties who were acquainted with one another, and there is no generalized threat to the community.
The Vermont State Police is working closely with the Washington County State’s Attorney’s Office as the case proceeds. Assisting law-enforcement agencies include the police departments from Barre City, Barre Town, Berlin and Montpelier, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.
Vermont State Police assets involved in this investigation include detectives with the Major Crime Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigations, the Crime Scene Search Team, Victim Services Unit and Field Force Division.
Anyone with information that could assist investigators in this case is asked to call the Vermont State Police in Berlin at 802-229-9191. Tips also may be submitted anonymously online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
No other details are available at this time. The affidavit of probable cause will be filed with the court and made public following Robinson’s arraignment. VSP will provide updates as the investigation evolves.
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Categories: Public Safety
JUST ANOTHER DAY AT THE VERMONT ZOO. The body count is adding up in 2025.
No general threat to the community. This is what every crime is garnished, with, complete lies. People lost their friend, family member and it’s happening on a regular basis. Not long ago, we never locked our homes, there were no crimes, the big news was someone got in a car accident from a loose cow on Route 7, LLbean could offer a lifetime guarantee on products, because people were generally ethical. We didn’t have massive drug problems.
Now Vermont is known for having the highest drug crimes in the entire nation.
We have lost our way.
We have adopted big city solutions and we got the big city issues now.
We need to get back to our country roots.
Nobody, nobody wins in this scenario….well except for the devil, he’s got us fighting, fearful, and desperate.
We need a new spirit to come into our state, our lives and our hearts. We are lost without it.
As they say, we are trending in the wrong direction.
“On September 29, 2023, after a lengthy investigation, the Barre City Police Department assisted by the Barre Town Police Department, Berlin Police Department, Washington County Sheriff’s Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) executed a search warrant at a residence along the 800
block of N. Main Street in Barre. Officers seized felony amounts of crack cocaine, regulated pills, evidence of sales, and a large sum of cash. (Barre City.org)
Allegedly, this property is again the scene of felony criminal activity, now resulting in a homocide. Why was this property not seized? The asset forfeiture laws are still in place. Would the owner of said property not be aware of this activity post or pre-raid 2023 – were they simply ignorant, complicit, or involved? Who is the owner of said property – look it up. The property was owned by an elderly retired school teacher who passed away in 2022. Since then, it becomes a haven for drug trafficking as are other properties in Barre City that are raided and not seized? No one seems to notice, no one seems to care?
No one is above the law? Yes they are – if they are part and parcel of the criminal trade that is the scourge within our communities. Those in the know, connected by association, holding the law enforcement positions simply ignore the facts and the laws as written. Why was the State Police all over this within hours? Conflicts of interest and/or taking the lead ensuring secrets and conspiracies to commit fraud and other felonies remain hidden?
Must be there was no probate court action after the owners death. Someone must have paid the property taxes since 2022. The Barre town clerk would have all of this information.