Vermont State Police are investigating a suspected domestic violence

Vermont State Police are investigating a suspected domestic violence incident that claimed the life of one man and left others injured Sunday morning in St. Johnsbury. The investigation began at about 5:50 a.m. when St. Johnsbury Police received a report involving an altercation that had occurred inside a single family home on corner of Cottage Street and Concord Avenue. Responding officers located one man deceased and several others with injuries. The injured individuals were transported to area hospitals for treatment. St. Johnsbury Police requested the Vermont State Police respond to lead the investigation. According to Maj. Dan Trudeau, commander of the Vermont State Police Criminal Division, the incident appears to have been domestic violence in nature and all the people involved were known to each other and are accounted for. There is no danger to the public at this time, said Trudeau.