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2020

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2/10/2020		Brattleboro Event Type: PossessionVermont Resident?
NEW JERSEY		Out-of-state felons with guns in Vermont.Incident Analysis
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3/3/2020		Cambridge Event Type: Vermont Resident?
PENNSYLVANIA		Out-of-state DRUG DEALER shoots and kills someone over drugs.Incident Analysis
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3/3/2020		Cambridge-1-Continued Event Type: Vermont Resident?
PENNSYLVANIA		ContinuedIncident Analysis
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3/3/2020		Cambridge-2-Continued Event Type: Vermont Resident?
PENNSYLVANIA		ContinuedIncident Analysis
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3/23/2020		Bellows Falls Event Type: Straw PurchaseVermont Resident?
Yes		Straw PurchaseIncident Analysis
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3/24/2020		Putney Event Type: TheftVermont Resident?
Unknown		Stolen FirearmIncident Analysis
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3/25/2020		Cabot Event Type: Accidental ShootingVermont Resident?
Yes		Accidental ShootingIncident Analysis
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4/13/2020		Burlington Event Type: Attempted MurderVermont Resident?
Yes		Criminal activity - grand theft auto and attempted homicideIncident Analysis
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4/14/2020		Pownal Event Type: Aggravated AssaultVermont Resident?
Yes		Shooting of parked car.Incident Analysis
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4/27/2020		Northeast Kingdom Event Type: ArgumentVermont Resident?
Yes		Unknown if firearm actually usedIncident Analysis
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5/4/2020		Newport Event Type: Murder/SuicideVermont Resident?
Yes		Murder/SuicideIncident Analysis
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5/5/2020		Bellows Falls Event Type: SuicideVermont Resident?
Yes		SuicideIncident Analysis
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5/15/2020		MASSACHUSETTS Event Type: Recovery of Stolen FirearmVermont Resident?
MASSACHUSETTS		Stolen firearm recovered in Massachusetts. Vermont firearms found in other states were NOT sold by FFLs or lawful sellers.Incident Analysis
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5/20/2020		Belmont Event Type: Straw PurchaseVermont Resident?
Yes		Straw purchaser sentenced.Incident Analysis
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5/28/2020		MASSACHUSETTS Event Type: PossessionVermont Resident?
MASSACHUSETTS		StolIncident Analysis
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6/26/2020		Williston Event Type: DUIVermont Resident?
Yes		DUI arrest discovers loaded long gun (a violation of Fish & Game laws)Incident Analysis
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7/13/2020		Swanton Event Type: Recovery of Stolen FirearmVermont Resident?
n/a		Stolen gun recovered 25 years later!Incident Analysis
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7/15/2020		Derby Event Type: Self-DefenseVermont Resident?
Yes		Self-DefenseIncident Analysis
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8/3/2020		Rutland Event Type: Drive-By ShootingVermont Resident?
Unknown		drug/gang related drive-by.Incident Analysis
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8/13/2020		Burlington Event Type: Vermont Resident?
Unknown		RELATED INCIDENTS IN BURLINGTON: Shootings in parks, drive-by-shooting at a residence, more shootings seemingly in retaliation. Possibly drug or gang related.Incident Analysis
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8/14/2020		Burlington Event Type: Drive-By ShootingVermont Resident?
Unknown		RELATED INCIDENTS IN BURLINGTON: Shootings in parks, drive-by-shooting at a residence, more shootings seemingly in retaliation. Possibly drug or gang related.Incident Analysis
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8/15/2020		Burlington Event Type: Vermont Resident?
Unknown		RELATED INCIDENTS IN BURLINGTON: Shootings in parks, drive-by-shooting at a residence, more shootings seemingly in retaliation. Possibly drug or gang related.Incident Analysis
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8/16/2020		NEW YORK Event Type: Negligent DischargeVermont Resident?
NEW YORK		NOT A VERMONT INCIDENTIncident Analysis
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8/17/2020		Burlington Event Type: Vermont Resident?
Unknown		RELATED INCIDENTS IN BURLINGTON: Shootings in parks, drive-by-shooting at a residence, more shootings seemingly in retaliation. Possibly drug or gang related.Incident Analysis
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8/19/2020		Marshfield Event Type: Domestic AssaultVermont Resident?
Yes		Argument leads to murderIncident Analysis
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8/21/2020		Rockingham Event Type: Arson/SuicideVermont Resident?
Yes		SuicideIncident Analysis
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9/4/2020		Lowell Event Type: Home InvasionVermont Resident?
Yes		Burglary commited by criminal violating conditions of release for current court case to stay away from the victim!
Repeat offender. First incident 8/15/2020.		Incident Analysis
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9/8/2020		Bennington Event Type: Vermont Resident?
Yes		Charges droppedIncident Analysis
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9/9/2020		Burlington Event Type: Drug DealVermont Resident?
Unknown		Criminal attacking victim was alegedly stopped by someone with a firearm.Incident Analysis
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10/4/2020		South Burlington Event Type: Armed RobberyVermont Resident?
Yes		Armed robber caughtIncident Analysis
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10/12/2020		Barre Event Type: Murder/SuicideVermont Resident?
Yes		Murder/suicide by on-duty LEO.Incident Analysis
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10/14/2020		Derby Event Type: Aggravated AssaultVermont Resident?
CONNECTICUT		Criminals from CONNECTICUT shooting VermontersIncident Analysis
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10/15/2020		St. Albans Event Type: Drive-By ShootingVermont Resident?
Unknown		Political threateningIncident Analysis
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10/18/2020		Randolph Event Type: Domestic Assault Vermont Resident?
Yes		Domestic ViolenceIncident Analysis
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11/13/2020		Rutland Event Type: PossessionVermont Resident?
Yes		Drug dealer (felon) prosecuted for possession of a firearm.Incident Analysis
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11/22/2020		Rutland Event Type: MurderVermont Resident?
MASSACHUSETTS		Another drug-related murder of a Massachusetts man in Rutland. Funny how the media stops covering a shooting when the trail points to out of state drug crime.Incident Analysis
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11/30/2020		Newport Event Type: Drug DealVermont Resident?
CONNECTICUT		Out-of-state drug dealers shooting up Vermont streets.Incident Analysis
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12/1/2020		Orleans Event Type: Armed RobberyVermont Resident?
Unknown		Repeat OffenderIncident Analysis
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12/4/2020		Highgate Event Type: Armed RobberyVermont Resident?
Yes		Repeat OffenderIncident Analysis
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12/17/2020		Charleston Event Type: VandalismVermont Resident?
Unknown		State Police claim the charge of Vandalism. Shooting at an occupied vehicle should be reckless endangerment at the least.Incident Analysis
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12/21/2020		Rockingham Event Type: Accidental ShootingVermont Resident?
Unknown		Accidental ShootingIncident Analysis
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12/30/2020		Highgate Event Type: Drive-By ShootingVermont Resident?
Unknown		Drive-by shootingIncident Analysis

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