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Shooting death of Vermont man ruled homicide; no charges filed

Investigation ongoing, according to state police

Shooting death of Vermont man ruled homicide; no charges filed

Investigation ongoing, according to state police

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Shooting death of Vermont man ruled homicide; no charges filed

Investigation ongoing, according to state police

A medical examiner has ruled the shooting death of a Vermont man a homicide, according to state police. Investigators with Vermont State Police confirmed 27-year-old Robert Chaplin, of East Hardwick, was fatally shot Wednesday evening outside of a home in Greensboro. According to police, he was shot multiple times by 48-year-old Daryl Johnson, of Greensboro, following a continued dispute between the two men. No charges have been filed in connection with Chaplin's death, which remains under active investigation. Police estimated a crime scene search team will complete their work at the scene Friday evening. Investigators said a clerk at the Hardwick Convenience and Deli store called police around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday to report that Chaplain was denied service while attempting to buy alcohol "because he was deemed too intoxicated." Johnson allegedly intervened in a dispute between Chaplin and the clerk. At approximately 7:20 p.m., Chaplin arrived at Johnson's home, approximately five miles north of the convenience store. Authorities said an "altercation" began outside the residence during which Johnson shot a handgun, striking Chaplin in the arm and chest. Chaplin was brought to Copley Hospital in Morrisville, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy completed Thursday at the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Burlington confirmed the manner of death as a homicide.

A medical examiner has ruled the shooting death of a Vermont man a homicide, according to state police.

Investigators with Vermont State Police confirmed 27-year-old Robert Chaplin, of East Hardwick, was fatally shot Wednesday evening outside of a home in Greensboro. According to police, he was shot multiple times by 48-year-old Daryl Johnson, of Greensboro, following a continued dispute between the two men.

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No charges have been filed in connection with Chaplin's death, which remains under active investigation. Police estimated a crime scene search team will complete their work at the scene Friday evening.

Investigators said a clerk at the Hardwick Convenience and Deli store called police around 6:50 p.m. Wednesday to report that Chaplain was denied service while attempting to buy alcohol "because he was deemed too intoxicated."

Johnson allegedly intervened in a dispute between Chaplin and the clerk.

At approximately 7:20 p.m., Chaplin arrived at Johnson's home, approximately five miles north of the convenience store.

Authorities said an "altercation" began outside the residence during which Johnson shot a handgun, striking Chaplin in the arm and chest. Chaplin was brought to Copley Hospital in Morrisville, where he was pronounced dead.

An autopsy completed Thursday at the Chief Medical Examiner's Office in Burlington confirmed the manner of death as a homicide.