Source: Gun Owners of VT	Date: 2012
'VT Gun Incident': Not Listed on GunSense page
GOV Analysis:
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Date: 10/4/2012	Town: Middlebury
VT Resident?: Yes	Law Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: Unknown
Event Type: Mental Health Crisis	Firearm Crime: LEO Shooting
Injury Type: Death
Actual Gun Use: Yes	Gun Actually Fired: Yes
Domestic Violence: No	Suicide: NO
Details: 10-4-12, noon. A male identifying himself as George Demarais of 5454 Case Street called 9-1-1 and said he “wanted to die via suicide by cop” and that he would be in the woods 150 yards behind his home. Immediate attempts were made by officers of the Middlebury Police Department by phone. The calls were unanswered. Police responded to the area to locate Demarais and were unable to determine if he was home or not. Concurrent investigation determined Demarais lived in the home alone. Due to the threat of “suicide by cop” officers were placed in a perimeter around the visible front of the home, pending repeat efforts to contact Demarais. Late in the afternoon, Demarais came out of the home carrying a long gun and approached Case Street. Sgt. Jason Covey called to him and asked him to drop the gun and attempted to speak with him. Demarais turned and walked around to the rear of the home towards the woods carrying the gun. Officers found a note taped to Demarais’ vehicle that said “Come and get me, I hope you can shoot straight because I can.” Officers later located Demarais on a steep slope behind the home when he began firing at them. There was an exchange of gunfire, during which Sgt. Covey made further efforts to convince Demarais to surrender. Demarais continued firing and in the exchange of gunfire Demarais suffered a fatal wound. It is unknown at this time if the wound was self inflicted or caused by police gunfire. Autopsy results showed two gunshot wounds in the neck and chest.
NO law will prevent crime. No law will stop criminals from getting guns. Gun Control only effects the law-abiding citizen and the politicians know it.
News Articles
Source 1: 10/5/12: Middlebury Police Dept: Officer-Involved Shooting
Source 2: 4/19/13: Middlebury Police Dept: MPD officers justified in use of deadly force
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