[R]UTLAND — A news conference with prosecutors has been set for Tuesday to discuss their findings in the investigation of a shooting this summer involving five troopers that left a Poultney man dead.
The news conference will take place at 9 a.m. at the Vermont State Police barracks in Rutland.
The Rutland County state’s attorney’s office and the Vermont attorney general’s office are conducting separate reviews of the case based on an investigation by the Vermont State Police.
On Aug. 31, police said, officers tried to arrest Michael Battles, 32, on a warrant for aggravated domestic assault. Despite repeated attempts to persuade Battles to leave his home in Poultney, he refused, according to police.
Around 2 a.m. the next day, police said, Battles pointed a silver revolver from a second-story window of his home down at officers. Five members of the state police tactical team opened fire.
An autopsy revealed Battles suffered a single gunshot wound to his head, according to police. Later, police said, they learned the revolver in his hand was a BB gun.
Vermont State Police have refused VTDigger’s requests to release any video or audio they may have of the shooting, citing the ongoing criminal probe as well as internal investigations.
