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>> Warning: The above video contains graphic content that may be disturbing to some viewers. Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a man following a fight at a basketball game on Tuesday night.
Police responded to the Alburgh Community Education Center on Champlain Street at 6:56 p.m. to a report of a large scuffle involving several bystanders. It happened during a seventh-eighth-grade boys’ basketball game between Alburgh and St. Albans. Related: Man Dies After Fight At Middle School Basketball Game When police arrived, the fight was over and most of the bystanders involved had left the scene.
Police said a man, Russel Giroux, 60, of Alburgh, who was involved in the scuffle, needed medical attention. Detectives learned Mr. Giroux had left school and was heading home when he stopped his car and called first responders. Giroux was taken to Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans.
He later died in hospital. Police have not disclosed how Giroux was injured in the incident. The Grand Isle Watchdog Union released a statement on the incident on Wednesday afternoon. Giroux’s body was taken to the Burlington Chief Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
The cause and manner of death are listed as pending further investigation, including toxicology testing and ongoing work by Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation detectives assigned to the investigation. ‘affair. This is an active and ongoing investigation. VSP asks if anyone was involved in the fight, or has any information, to call them at St. Albans Barracks, 802-524-5993. You can also submit any advice anonymously online.
>>> Warning: The above video contains graphic content that may be disturbing to some viewers.
Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a man following a fight at a basketball game on Tuesday night.
Police responded to the Alburgh Community Education Center on Champlain Street at 6:56 p.m. to a report of a large scuffle involving several bystanders.
It happened during a seventh-eighth-grade boys’ basketball game between Alburgh and St. Albans.
Related: Man dies after fight at a college basketball game
When the police arrived, the fight was over and most of the bystanders involved had left the scene.
Police said a man, Russel Giroux, 60, of Alburgh, who was involved in the scuffle, needed medical attention.
Detectives learned Mr. Giroux had left school and was driving towards his home when he stopped his car and called first responders.
Giroux was taken to Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans. He later died in hospital. Police have not disclosed how Giroux was injured in the incident.
The Grand Isle Watchdog Union released a statement on the incident on Wednesday afternoon.
Giroux’s body was taken to the chief medical examiner’s office in Burlington for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The cause and manner of death are listed as pending further investigation, including toxicology testing and ongoing work by Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation detectives assigned to the affair.
This is an active and ongoing investigation.
VSP asks if anyone was involved in the fight, or has any information, to call them at St. Albans Barracks, 802-524-5993. You can also submit any advice anonymously online.
