Police identify Alburgh shooting victims

A triple shooting in Alburgh just before 10 p.m., Nov. 27, left two men dead and one critical injured. Photo courtesy: Greg Lamoureux, County Courier.

By MIKE DONOGHUE
Islander Staff Writer

*Updated 11/28/2021, 6:10 p.m.*

ALBURGH --  The names of the victims in the triple shooting that left two people dead and one critically injured in Alburgh have been released by authorities.

David Mohamed,  51, of Alburgh and Larry P. Cameron, 41, of Alburgh were found dead on Cameron Drive shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, state police said.

Cameron’s cousin, Devin Cameron, 27, of Alburgh remains in critical condition at  the University of Vermont Medical Center.

The triple shooting happened outside Larry Cameron’s residence and centers on a simmering feud over the past week or so on who had the right to use land for hunting.  It reached a boiling point on Saturday evening.

State police said they do not expect to rule on the types of shootings in each of  the three cases.  That is expected to come after the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington completes autopsies.
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State police spokesman Adam Silverman said the department expects to issue an update following the autopsies on Monday.

*Updated 11/28/2021, 1:32 p.m.*

ALBURGH --  Two men are dead and a third man is in serious condition following a triple shooting outside a residence on Cameron Drive, south of route 78 in Alburgh late Saturday night.

Names of the three local men are being held pending further investigation and notification of their families, Vermont State Police said.

At a press conference held Sunday afternoon, Captain Scott Dunlap, head of the Major Crimes Squad said the shooting appeared to center around an “ongoing dispute regarding hunting on some property, hunting access.”

He later said the dispute had been ongoing for about a week.

“One man was in his early 40’s. One man was in his early 50’s” Dunlap said.

The wounded man is in his late twenties and listed in critical but stable condition according to Dunlap.

The report of a triple shooting was received about 10 p.m. and the U.S. Border Patrol was able to secure the scene so that the Alburgh Rescue squad could reach the victims, officials said. Missisquoi Valley Rescue and Grand Isle Rescue also responded to the initial call.

The initial plan was to airlift the wounded man to a hospital, but eventually an ambulance rushed him to the UVM Medical Center where he underwent emergency services, officials said.

Grand Isle County State's Attorney Doug DiSabito also responded to the scene to assist state police, who eventually arrived.
 
The shooting is believed to have involved just the three men and no gunman was on the loose.

"All the people involved are accounted for," DiSabito told the County Courier at the scene.
 
DiSabito, who helped secure a search warrant for the property, said there were two other witnesses at the scene during the shooting.

Detectives and members of the Major Crime Squad were asked to respond to work with the initial responding road troopers. 
 
By Sunday morning investigators were waiting for the Vermont State Police Mobile Crime Lab to be driven to the scene.  The daylight allowed for the crime scene specialists to better comb the area for clues.  The area was sealed off with yellow police tape.

There is no ongoing threat to public safety, police said.   

Following the initial investigation, the plan was to transport the bodies of the two dead men to the morgue in Burlington for autopsies by the office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the specific cause and manner of death for each.

The two bodies remained at the scene Sunday afternoon until after the Crime Scene specialists had a chance to look for evidence.  
 
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact state police at (802) 524-5993.

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11/28/2021 - 12:27 p.m.

ALBURGH --  Two men are dead and a third man is in serious condition following a triple shooting outside a residence on Cameron Drive in Alburgh late Saturday night.

Names of the three local men are being held pending further investigation and notification of their families, Vermont State Police said.

The shooting appears to be related to a dispute over deer hunting. 

The report of a triple shooting was received about 10 p.m. and the U.S. Border Patrol was able to secure the scene so that the Alburgh Rescue squad could reach the victims, officials said. Missisquoi Valley Rescue and Grand Isle Rescue also responded to the initial call.

The initial plan was to airlift the wounded man to a hospital, but eventually an ambulance rushed him to the UVM Medical Center where he underwent emergency services, officials said.

Grand Isle County State's Attorney Doug DiSabito also responded to the scene to assist state police, who eventually arrived.

The shooting is believed to have involved just the three men and no gunman was on the loose.

"All the people involved are accounted for," DiSabito told the County Courier at the scene.

Detectives and members of the Major Crime Squad were asked to respond to work with the initial responding road troopers. 
 
By Sunday morning investigators were waiting for the Vermont State Police Mobile Crime Lab to be driven to the scene.  The daylight allowed for the crime scene specialists to better comb the area for clues.  The area was sealed off with yellow police tape.

There is no ongoing threat to public safety, police said.   
 
Following the initial investigation, the plan was to transport the bodies of the two dead men to the morgue in Burlington for autopsies by the office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the specific cause and manner of death for each.

The Vermont State Police along with DiSabito is expected to hold a press conference this afternoon at the Alburgh Fire Station.
 
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is asked to contact state police at (802) 524-5993.

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