ST. JOHNSBURY — Police arrested two suspects in connection with the recent shooting of Nathan Smires in St. Johnsbury.
Felipe Cotto Jr., 40, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, is facing charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault.
Casey Jean Squires, 21, of Sheffield, is accused of being an accessory to those same charges.
Investigators determined that the shooting occurred in the parking lot outside the Maplefield store and that the incident occurred due to a dispute between Cotto and Smires.
Police say all the individuals involved knew one another.
Cotto was ordered jailed without bail, while Squires was held for lack of $25,000 cash or surety.
Both are due to appear in court today in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in St. Johnsbury.
Police say 36-year-old Smires, of Barnet, was initially brought to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury and later transferred to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for treatment of life-threatening injuries.
