| Source: | Date: 2016 |
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| | Date: 12/18/2016 | Town: Poultney |
| VT Resident?: NEW YORK | Law Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: Criminal |
| Event Type: Negligent Discharge | Firearm Crime: Involuntary Manslaughter |
| Injury Type: Death |
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| Actual Gun Use: Yes | Gun Actually Fired: Yes |
| Domestic Violence: No | Suicide: No |
Details: William Bailey, 19, of Granville, New York is responsible for shooting 19 year-old Daniel Hein with a STOLEN semi-automatic handgun. Around 1:30 a.m. on the morning of 12/18/16, Vermont State Troopers responded to a report of an injured male in a vehicle. Law enforcement stated that four men, including Hein, were in a vehicle parked in a driveway and that William Bailey allegedly shot Hein. Bailey was then arrested and charged with manslaughter.
Two of the other men, Dylan Czarnecki and Jonathan Testa, both 21 and from Poultney, left the scene before police arrived.
Czarnecki was later located and arrested on probation violations, and it was discovered that Testa was a person involved in a home invasion in Fair Haven on 11/28/16 where a firearm was stolen.
The group had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana while hanging out with a group of friends when Testa told the others that the firearm was unloaded.
Daniel Hein, 19, was pronounced dead from a gunshot to the head after Hein dared Bailey to pull the trigger to "see what would happen."
Johnathan Testa, 21, of Poultney, STOLE THE GUN in a violent robbery on November 28, 2016, Testa is wanted in Rhode Island for child Abuse. Rutland County State's Attorney Rosemary Kennedy stated Testa has "been in Vermont for about five months and in his own words, last month he was involved in a very violent assault and robbery."
More info:
Police: Poultney man accidentally shot to death
Shooting is described as unintended cap to string of crimes |
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| News Articles |
| Source 1: 12/18/16: Vermont State Police investigate teen's shooting death |
| Source 2: 12/18/16: Police charge Poultney teen with fatal shooting |
| Source 3: 12/18/16: 1 Arrested in Vermont Shooting Death |
| Source 4: 12/18/16: Police make arrest in Poultney death; witness sought |
| Source 5: 12/18/16: VSP Seeks Witness in Poultney Deadly Shooting |
| Source 6: 12/19/16: New charge filed in Poultney shooting case |
| Source 7: 12/19/16: Vt Teenager Jailed Following Shooting Death of Friend |
| Source 8: 12/19/16: Teen suspected of accidently shooting friend appears in court |
| Source 9: 12/19/16: Police: Poultney man accidentally shot to death |
| Source 10: 12/22/16: Shooting is described as unintended cap to string of crimes |
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