Vermont State Police are investigating after a man was killed Monday night in a police shooting outside a Fair Haven home.
State police say the shooting occurred around 7:40 p.m. after police were called to a Washington Street residence for a report of an ongoing altercation.
The initial investigation showed that a man left the residence while armed with a handgun and engaged in a dispute with several neighbors, who were ultimately able to restrain him and take the gun away from him, state police said.
Police arrived on scene and the man broke free, got into a car and attempted to drive away, striking the officer. The officer fired his gun once, hitting the man, who was taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center and later pronounced dead.
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State police on Tuesday identified the officer as Detective Shaun Hewitt. He has been a member of the Fair Haven Police Department since 1998. He was not injured in the incident.
The man who was killed was identified as 38-year-old Kenneth Barber Jr., of Castleton. An autopsy determined that he died of a single gunshot wound to the torso. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Investigators finished processing the scene on Tuesday afternoon. State police said detectives have spoken with witnesses and reviewed bystander video of the incident. Fair Haven police are not equipped with body cameras or cruiser cameras.
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When state police finish their investigation, the case will be turned over to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office for independent reviews of the use of force, per standard protocol.
Anyone with information that might assist investigators is asked to call state police at 802-773-9101 or leave an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
