Source: Gun Owners of VTDate: 2015
'VT Gun Incident':

GOV Analysis:
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Date: 12/22/2015Town: Burlington
VT Resident?: LEOLaw Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: n/a
Event Type: LEO shootingFirearm Crime: LEO Shooting
Injury Type: Death
Actual Gun Use: YesGun Actually Fired: Yes
Domestic Violence: NoSuicide: NO
Details: Drug Enforcement Administration agency enforcement officers shot and killed Kenneth Stephens while executing a search warrant at 101 Elmwood Ave, in Burlington around 7pm.
>Federal, state and local officers were involved in the search.

So until December 22, 2015, Vermont WAS the only state where state & local officers had not killed a suspect.
NO KNOCK WARRANTS ARE DANGEROUS TO CITIZENS!

UPDATE: Vermont AG determines deadly force justified in Burlington shooting
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: 12/22/2015: Police: 1 dead after drug raid in Burlington
Source 2: 12/23/2015: Investigation into police-involved shooting in Burlington
Source 3: 12/23/2015: Man shot, killed by authorities executing search warrant
Source 4: Suspect killed in Burlington officer-involved shooting
Police investigating incident on Elmwood Avenue
Source 5: 12/23/2015: Police fatally shoot man during Burlington drug raid
Source 6: 12/23/2015: Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting was fired at 13 times
Officers raided Kenneth Stephens' apartment Tuesday night
Source 7: 12/23/2015: Man Killed In Burlington Drug Raid Was Armed, Police Say
Source 8: 12/31/2015: DEA agents say heroin found after fatal Vermont drug raid
Source 9: 1/6//2016: Investigators Have Body Camera Footage Of Deadly DEA Raid
Source 10: 1/262016: Burlington police chief addresses concerns about deadly drug raid

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