Source: GunSenseVT	Date: 2013
'VT Gun Incident': 7/17 Westfield Man charged with first degree murder for shooting male victim multiple times
GOV Analysis:
GunSense Accuracy Level:	Accurate
Date: 6/1/2013	Town: Westfield
VT Resident?: Yes	Law Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: Unknown
Event Type: Murder	Firearm Crime: Homicide
Injury Type: Death
Actual Gun Use: Yes	Gun Actually Fired: Yes
Domestic Violence: No	Suicide: NO
Details: Lavalette was picked up for drunk driving in Indiana and during a sobriety test, deputies said Lavalette confessed to a killing in Vermont. The Orleans County State's attorney said that Peter Lavalette, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of George Kouzoujian, 61, of New York, at the victim's second home in Westfield, VT. Kouzoujian was shot multiple times in the head. The crime was committed sometime in June 2013, but not discovered until July the same year. Vermont State Troopers stated that they "found the victim's rotting body wrapped up in blanket."
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: 7/3/13: Area man arrested in Indiana in relation to Vt. Killing
Source 2: 7/10/13: Man charged in friend's murder Prosecutor: Crime might have gone unnoticed for a while
Source 3: 7/17/13: Upgraded murder charge in fatal shooting Victim was shot multiple times in the head
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