Arrest made in downtown Burlington gunfire incident

Burlington, Friday Sept. 29
Burlington, Friday Sept. 29(WCAX)
Published: Oct. 1, 2023 at 7:38 PM EDT
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say they have made an arrest in a gunfire incident that happened in downtown Burlington on Friday afternoon.

It happened around 2:40 p.m. outside of Pizzeria Verita on St. Paul Street.

Police say nobody was struck when the gun went off, but they suspect that it was fired in a criminal manner.

Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad says on Saturday officers arrested Oscar Delgado, 39, who was identified as a suspect in the incident earlier that day. Delgado will be arraigned on Monday.

Police say this was the 10th gunfire incident in Burlington this year.

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