Joshua Brackett faces attempted murder charges after shooting a resident in Barre, Vermont
Vermont State Police arrested Joshua Brackett, a 41-year-old man from Waitsfield, on multiple charges including attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The arrest followed a shooting on East Cobble Hill Road early Sunday morning at approximately 3:30 a.m.
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A 55-year-old resident of Barre reported being shot by Brackett and identified him as the shooter. The victim was transported to the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin for initial treatment before being transferred to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. The victim remains in critical but stable condition. Investigation by the Vermont State Police indicates the shooting occurred during a dispute over a domestic relationship with a third party. Brackett was taken into custody at a home in residence in Waitsfield and was ordered jailed without bail at the Northeast Correctional Complex in St. Johnsbury. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Barre.