Police are asking people to avoid the area of Fletcher Road after reports of a non-fatal shooting Friday morning. Vermont State Police said two people were injured and suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the incident.One person has been detained for questioning.Police were called at 1:20 a.m. for a report of a shooting at an apartment on Fletcher Road. The victims have been identified only as a man and a woman. Both victims were taken to Northwestern Medical Center before being transferred to the University of Vermont Medical Center. Police said they detained a man at the scene but did not release any additional information.The victims and the person detained are said to be in their late 30s and early 40s.Investigators said this was an isolated incident and that the people involved knew each other. There is no ongoing threat to the public.An investigation is ongoing, and there will be a heavy police presence for several more hours. The Fairfax Town Offices posted a statement around 8:10 a.m. Friday, which says officials are “Deeply troubled” by what happened.NBC5 has a crew in Fairfax and will provide more information when it is available both online and on television.
FAIRFAX, Vt. —
Police are asking people to avoid the area of Fletcher Road after reports of a non-fatal shooting Friday morning.
Vermont State Police said two people were injured and suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the incident.
One person has been detained for questioning.
Police were called at 1:20 a.m. for a report of a shooting at an apartment on Fletcher Road. The victims have been identified only as a man and a woman. Both victims were taken to Northwestern Medical Center before being transferred to the University of Vermont Medical Center.
Police said they detained a man at the scene but did not release any additional information.
The victims and the person detained are said to be in their late 30s and early 40s.
Investigators said this was an isolated incident and that the people involved knew each other. There is no ongoing threat to the public.
An investigation is ongoing, and there will be a heavy police presence for several more hours.
The Fairfax Town Offices posted a statement around 8:10 a.m. Friday, which says officials are “Deeply troubled” by what happened.
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NBC5 has a crew in Fairfax and will provide more information when it is available both online and on television.