Breaking: Man dies of a gunshot wound, Police closing Occupy Burlington camp

[stuckinarut]

Source: Burlington Free Press

A 35-year-old man died of a gunshot wound at the scene of the Occupy Burlington encampment, according to the mayor.

Police said it will be several hours before they know more, but did say there is no danger to the public. Police said they have recovered the weapon.

Todd Lacroix, an Occupy Burlington organizer, echoed several people on the scene who said the shooting was apparently self-inflicted.

Fletcher Allen Health Care spokesman Mike Noble confirmed at about 5:25 p.m. that the man died. He said he could not identify the man because doing so would violate federal privacy regulations.

Burlington officials plan a 6 p.m. meeting in a city hall conference room with Occupy Burlington protesters to discuss the future of the encampment in the wake of the fatal shooting.

Read more: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20111110/NEWS02/111110019/Breaking-Man-dies-gunshot-wound-Police-closing-Occupy-Burlington-camp?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|FRONTPAGE

[maddezmom]

1. very sad

:(

[frebrd]

2. Where was this, Vermont?

I hate it when they don't bother to tell you what state.

[TheWraith]

5. Yes, Vermont. nt

[aquart]

3. Was he out of work?

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Surprised that they'd want to close it?

I'm not.

[LeighAnn]

8. If someone commits suicide at McDonalds

do you close down all the McDonalds?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

13. McDonalds where there have been notorious shootings have been closed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Ysidro_McDonald's_massacre

[jpak]

14. Guns at Occupy sites always shut them down - Atlanta and now VT

Guns have no place in civil political discourse

yup

[ProgressiveProfessor]

15. Undoubtedly there have been guns at VT and other sites

in Atlanta the open carry was legal and the mayor looking for an excuse shut it down and used clearly legal activity.

In VT it was a suicide. Again, no justification for the shutdown whatsoever.




Aren't you due in Florida again?

[fascisthunter]

6. The unAmerican Fascist Police State

[handmade34]

7. His name was Josh and he killed himself

"At an assembly this evening Josh was described as a "proud veteran" and a "really good soul."

I understand the need for police to investigate but that should not be an excuse to not let them back in... guns should not be there

[24601]

11. Believe the article said that firearms aren't allowed at the park;

however, isn't Vermont the least restrictive state?

[ProgressiveProfessor]

16. VT is not the least restricitve state, but it does have some of the better gun laws in the nation

[stuckinarut]

17. There are no gun laws here..

You can open or concealed carry a weapon without registration, licence or otherwise. Unless you are a felon of course.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

18. Except of course Federal

At least one state is trying to ignore those for weapons made/sold in the state.

[kestrel91316]

9. People lose the "right" to privacy when they die, or so I thought.

Not naming the dead man is absurd, unless they are waiting to locate and inform next of kin.

[bluedigger]

10. Vermont is a no permit state.

You can carry pretty much anywhere in VT. What pretext would they use to shut down The Occupiers? Could have happened anywhere.

[TheMadMonk]

12. An American's solidarity with Tibetian immolation? /nt