BRATTLEBORO — Vermont State Police are investigating a suspicious death in Brattleboro that occurred Thursday night.
The investigation began following a 911 call at about 7:50 p.m. reporting the sound of gunfire at a residence on Birge Street.
Responding officers from the Brattleboro Police Department located an adult man dead inside an apartment at the location of the call.
Brattleboro police requested the Vermont State Police respond and lead the investigation.
The Vermont State Police is able to identify the victim in this incident as Tamico Williams, 21, of Hartford, Connecticut.
The cause of death was determined to be gunshot wounds to the torso, and the manner of death is a homicide.
The investigation into this homicide is continuing, and no one is currently in custody.
Information that detectives have developed so far indicates the shooting appears to be a targeted act.
Anyone with information that might assist police in this case is asked to contact the Vermont State Police in Westminster at 802-722-4600.
The Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit and the Brattleboro Police Department are involved in the preliminary stages of the investigation.
