Officer Involved Shooting In Windsor

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November 17, 2014

A White River man was taken to the hospital and a Claremont woman were arrested after a pursuit which began in Windsor VT. Police say Windsor Police had an encounter a vehicle in a parking area off RT 5 in Windsor.

During the encounter one officer discharged his duty weapon and shot the driver Jose Burgos 34 driver of White River Junction in the arm.

Burgos with his passenger Britney Smith 25, of Claremont fled and the Windsor and Weathersfield Police Departments pursued his vehicle into Claremont Spike strips were deployed by Claremont PD but were unsuccessful. However Burgos was stopped on North Street.

Burgos had an active arrest warrant from Windsor County VT for Escape and Brittany Smith had two active arrest warrants from NH for Sale of Heroin and Identity Fraud. Smith was arrested by Claremont Police Department, Claremont NH and Burgos was taken to DHMC for non life threatening injuries.

The officer involved shooting is under investigation by VT State Police and the VT State Attorney General’s Office. The officers involved in the shooting will not be identified, at this time. Chief William Sampson, Windsor Police Chief, advised the officers involved in this shooting incident were placed on administrative leave.

The law enforcement officers, responding to and involved in this incident, were uninjured.