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[h=4]Vt. police kill man in drug raid[/h]Shooting drew dozens of local, state and federal law-enforcement to Burlington house.
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Police and DEA surround a home off Elmwood Avenue in Burlington Tuesday night after a shooting. (Photo: RYAN MERCER/FREE PRESS)
BURLINGTON, Vt.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man<span style="color: Red;">*</span>when<span style="color: Red;">*</span>confronted by him<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday evening while they were executing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a federal search warrant, Vermont State Police said late<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday.
What turned into an officer-involved<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shooting drew dozens of local, state and federal law-enforcement agents, including the Drug Enforcement Administration,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to the home<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Burlington<span style="color: Red;">*</span>just north of downtown Tuesday night, city<span style="color: Red;">*</span>police said.
The DEA was leading the execution of the search warrant, but state and local law enforcement were also involved, state police said.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The man's name was withheld by state police in a news release issued Tuesday night.
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State police said the agency<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>requested to respond to the scene to conduct an<span style="color: Red;">*</span>investigation into the officer-involved shooting.
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Lt. Paul Glynn provides an update about a federal DEA case in the city that prompted a large response. ADAM SILVERMAN/FREE PRESS
"Preliminary investigation indicated hat officers executing the search warrant confronted a male subject inside the residence," state police said in the news release. "Officers discharged multiple rounds at the subject, resulting in his death. None of the officers involved were injured."
Police did not say whether the man was armed.
State police<span style="color: Red;">*</span>disclosed<span style="color: Red;">*</span>little else about the investigation since it is still in the early stages. City police said earlier the public was facing no danger.
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Burlington confirmed in a tweet at 9:45 p.m. ET that the shooting involved law officers. City police were assisting the Vermont State Police and federal agents in the ongoing investigation.
A call came in at about 7 p.m. that led to the large police response. Witnesses told the Burlington Free Press they heard a loud noise that they thought at first sounded like a car accident.
“We heard sirens and cops flying by our house," said Heather Machia, 27, who lives with her family on North Winooski Avenue nearby. "We found them here.”
Multiple police and DEA resources stand by at a home off Elmwood Avenue in Burlington Tuesday night following a shooting.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: RYAN MERCER/FREE PRESS)
The police activity and violence in her neighborhood left her feeling shaken.
“What if we were walking by?" Machia said, referring to her family, including a daughter who turns 2 next week. "Scary. I have a daughter. If anything happened to her ...”
Lt. Paul Glynn of the Burlington Police Department said shortly after the incident was reported that he was limited in what he could disclose, because the DEA was taking the lead. There was no ongoing threat to the public.
Contributing: Elizabeth Murray, Burlington Free Press. Follow Adam Silverman on Twitter: @wej12
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