Victim of St. Johnsbury, Vermont incident identified – NECN

Two people died and two others were injured in an incident of domestic violence at a home in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, police said.

Vermont State Police responded to a report of an altercation at a home early Sunday morning about an hour south of the U.S.-Canadian border. Officers found a man shot and several others injured, police said. The deceased was identified Monday as Nicholas Johnson, 42, who had no fixed address and was last known to live in the St. Johnsbury area, police said. Police ruled his death a homicide.

The injured were taken to hospitals. Ben Lyons, 21, who lived in the home, died Sunday afternoon at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center from a stab wound to the neck, police said. Another injured 33-year-old man was treated for serious but non-life-threatening stab wounds. A 44-year-old woman suffered minor injuries and was not hospitalized, police said.

Police said the 44-year-old woman is the wife of the 33-year-old man. She is also Lyons’ mother and Johnson’s former partner.

Two dogs were also attacked and one died at a local animal hospital, police said. The other remains in critical condition at a canine trauma center in Massachusetts, officials said.

Two children between the ages of 12 and 18 were in the house at the time of the incident and were physically unharmed, police said.
According to police, all those involved are from the St. Johnsbury area.

State police said their investigation into the incident is “active and ongoing,” and investigators continue to comb the area, speak to witnesses and collect evidence. More investigations are expected in the coming days.