The FBI is releasing little information about a “shooting incident” the law enforcement agency reported took place Thursday afternoon in Ryegate.
One person has been taken into custody, the agency said in a statement, though it did not provide the name of that person or the charges, if any, that person may be facing.
The incident, according to the FBI, occurred at 1:15 p.m. Thursday on Route 5 in Ryegate “involving an alleged assault on a federal officer (U.S. Marshal).”
The one-paragraph statement referred to a “shooting investigation” but did not provide any information about who fired any shots or if anyone was injured.
“To preserve the integrity and capabilities of the investigation, we are going to decline to provide further details at this time,” the FBI said in the statement.
Sarah Ruane, a spokesperson for the FBI in Albany, did not immediately return phone and email messages Friday.
John Curtis, chief deputy U.S. Marshal in Vermont, declined Friday morning to answer a series of questions regarding the incident.
“At this time we have no comment,” Curtis replied in an email.
Read the story on VTDigger here: FBI provides scant details on shooting investigation involving U.S. Marshal Service in Ryegate.