Two Springfield, Mass. area men are due in Vermont Superior Court

RUTLAND — Two Springfield, Mass. area men are due in Vermont Superior Court on Monday afternoon to face charges in connection with a fatal shooting in Rutland over the weekend. Dylin Wainscott, 28, of Westfield, Mass is facing a felony charge of first-degree murder and possession of a narcotic, authorities said. Precious Okorie, 31, of Springfield, Mass. is facing charges of being an accessory before the fact and conspiracy to commit murder, they said. Christopher Hale, 32, of Rutland was killed in the shooting, according to Rutland City Police Commander Charles Whitehead. Hale was known to police in the Rutland area and reportedly was shot on a porch of an Elm Street home on the city’s westside shortly after 7 p.m. Friday. The shooting may be the latest in the ongoing connection of illegal activities — drugs and/or guns — flowing between Rutland and Springfield, Mass. area, officials said.