Police are investigating a man’s death in Rutland Monday following a reported shooting and car crash.
Rutland City police were alerted to the crash at the intersection of State Street and Cleveland Avenue at about 4:15 p.m., followed by “a second call (reporting) a shooting in the area,” according to a press release Monday evening from Vermont State Police.
Responding officers discovered a dead man “with a vehicle that was involved in a crash,” according to the release. Police did not identify the victim.
Nobody was in custody as of about 9 p.m. Monday night, according to police. State and city emergency personnel were at an “active scene” in the area of State Street, stretching from Emmett Street to Cleveland Avenue. Police encouraged members of the public to avoid the area.
No further details were available.