Vermont State Police said late Tuesday afternoon that they were responding to an “emergency situation” in Woodstock they described as a shooting in the vicinity of 13 Slayton Terrace. “People in the area of that location should lock their doors and shelter in place,” state police wrote in a press release issued just after 4 p.m. “Other members of the public are asked to avoid the area.” In an earlier press release, state police described the situation as “developing,” with the “precise details of the incident” unknown. “Members of the public should avoid the area and expect to see a significant police presence,” police wrote at the time. A person who was working in the area Tuesday afternoon told VTDigger that she had heard six to eight gunshots around 1:30 p.m. She said she would only be identified by her first name, Joan. “We were in the yard and we heard some ‘pop, pop, pop, pop,’” she said. “We thought it could be a nail gun. … We continued to work, but then we heard sirens — and more sirens.” She said police told her to get inside. “I did feel scared with everything that’s going on in the world.” Police closed off the entrance to Lincoln Street, which connects downtown Woodstock to Slayton Terrace, at its entrance from Route 4, also known as Central Street. The residential neighborhood sits perched above a stretch of businesses including Mangalista and Melaza Bistro. Heavy-duty tactical vehicles headed up Lincoln Street several times over the course of the afternoon, including the state police’s Tactical Services Unit at about 4:30 p.m. Ken Macdonald, who lives nearby on High Street, said he saw two police officers running through his backyard with guns drawn earlier in the afternoon, sometime before 2 p.m. Jess Abston, who owns the Who Is Sylvia? clothing store downtown, said she was loading up her car in front of the shop around 1:40 p.m. when the owner of a nearby coffee shop instructed the patrons to come inside from the patio because of reports of a shooting. She got in her car and left as “all these police cars were rolling into town … very surreal,” she said in a text message. Virtually all downtown businesses appeared to be closed as of 4 p.m. This story will be updated. Stay on top of all of Vermont’s criminal justice news. Sign up here to get a weekly email with all of VTDigger’s reporting on courts and crime. Did you know VTDigger is a nonprofit? Our journalism is made possible by member donations. If you value what we do, please contribute and help keep this vital resource accessible to all. vtdigger.org George LaningtonGeorge is Digismak’s reported cum editor with 13 years of experience in Journalism Also Read House passes bill to ease Post Office strains. Louis DeJoy backs bill. PrevStuart Armstrong double helps Scotland hit back to beat nine-man Armenia 4-1 | Nations League Next165,000 people in west Texas could be without water for days amid heat wave after main breaks Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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