Source:	Date: 2018
'VT Gun Incident':
GOV Analysis:
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Date: 3/4/2018	Town: South Royalton
VT Resident?: Yes	Law Abiding Citizen Prior to Incident: Prohibited Person
Event Type: Murder	Firearm Crime: Murder
Injury Type: Death
Actual Gun Use: Yes	Gun Actually Fired: Yes
Domestic Violence: Yes	Suicide: No
Details: STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE Homicide Investigation – Royalton, VT March 4, 2018, Royalton, VT – This morning, at approximately 9:58 am the Vermont State Police responded to a 911 call reporting a female who was shot at a residence located at 479 Happy Hollow Road in Royalton. Upon arrival officers discovered an adult female deceased subsequently identified as Wanda Sanville, age 48. An adult male at the scene identified the shooter as the victim’s estranged husband, Frank Sanville, age 70. The witness reported that he struggled with Sanville after the shooting and was able to take the gun away from him. Sanville fled the scene prior to arrival of law enforcement. This afternoon at approximately 2:00 pm, Sanville was located in a barn on Deerhaven Lane near the residence where the shooting took place. Sanville was taken into custody without incident and transported to the State Police barracks in Royalton. Sanville was subsequently transported to Gifford Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained prior to being taken into custody. Detectives with the Major Crime Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigation are currently investigating this homicide. A convicted domestic abuser, on ferlough, prohibited from possessing firearms killed his estranged-wife.
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: 3/4/18: Homicide Investigation - Royalton
Source 2: 3/4/18: FW: Homicide Investigation - Royalton
Source 3: 3/4/18: Police say 48-year-old woman was shot in Royalton home
Source 4: 3/4/18: Suspect in Royalton killing is under guard at hospital
Source 5: https://www.thevermontstandard.com/2018/03/homicide-suspect-captured-after-shooting/
Source 6: 3/5/18: Police apprehend man suspected of killing his estranged wife in South Royalton
Source 7: 3/5/18: Vermont man arrested in connection with shooting death of estranged wife
Source 8: 3/5/18: No charges yet in South Royalton homicide
Source 9: 3/6/18: South Royalton shooting suspect has violent past
Source 10: 3/9/18: South Royalton shooting suspect to be charged with murder
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