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Ex of man charged in Burlington shootings had police remove gun from home
https://www.wcax.com/2023/11/30/ex-man-charged-burlington-shootings-had-police-remove-guns-home/Ex of man charged in Burlington shootings had police remove gun from home
By The Associated Press
Published: Nov. 30, 2023 at 4:21 PM EST|Updated: 14 hours ago
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - An ex-girlfriend of the man charged with shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont asked police 10 years ago to remove his gun from her home after she said the couple had split up and she did not feel safe returning it herself, according to police.
The Syracuse, New York, woman told police on Aug. 1, 2013, that she wanted to turn in the shotgun of her ex-boyfriend Jason Eaton, saying she had recently ended the relationship and didn’t want the gun in her home, Lt. Matthew Malinowski of the Syracuse police wrote in a email to The Associated Press on Thursday, summarizing the report. NBC News first reported on the incident.
The woman said she had a history of domestic violence with Eaton and didn’t want any contact with him and that he did not currently live with her. She turned over the DeerSlayer 20-gauge shotgun, which was logged into evidence, Malinowski said.
Eaton’s publicly appointed attorneys said they did not have a comment at this time.
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By The Associated Press
Published: Nov. 30, 2023 at 4:21 PM EST|Updated: 14 hours ago
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - An ex-girlfriend of the man charged with shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont asked police 10 years ago to remove his gun from her home after she said the couple had split up and she did not feel safe returning it herself, according to police.
The Syracuse, New York, woman told police on Aug. 1, 2013, that she wanted to turn in the shotgun of her ex-boyfriend Jason Eaton, saying she had recently ended the relationship and didn’t want the gun in her home, Lt. Matthew Malinowski of the Syracuse police wrote in a email to The Associated Press on Thursday, summarizing the report. NBC News first reported on the incident.
The woman said she had a history of domestic violence with Eaton and didn’t want any contact with him and that he did not currently live with her. She turned over the DeerSlayer 20-gauge shotgun, which was logged into evidence, Malinowski said.
Eaton’s publicly appointed attorneys said they did not have a comment at this time.
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