Jahi Bennett-Goodman, 23, of South Burlington is in custody following a shooting in downtown Burlington Wednesday.GET THE LATEST: Download the MyNBC5 appOfficers with the Burlington Police Department responded to a Champlain Farms location on the corner of Main Street and South Winooski Avenue around 4 p.m. for a silent panic alarm. Police told NBC5 News a victim in the store said Bennett-Goodman pointed a semi-automatic handgun directly at them and fired approximately three shots inside the building before moving outside, where the firing continued. Employees were inside of the store during the shooting; authorities have not reported any injuries related to the incident.An on-duty officer, Luz Winters, said she witnessed Bennett-Goodman walking backwards away from Champlain Farms, firing three rounds into the store. Police say Bennett-Goodman then ran from the scene. Winters followed the suspect in her car, stopping him at South Winooski Avenue and College Street, where an arrest was made. Burlington Police Chief Jennifer Morrison is reassuring Burlingtonians that current social distancing policies are not changing how the department responds to potentially dangerous incidents. "I hope the citizenry knows that despite our altered response to lower-level crimes, when people's lives are at stake BPD will be there," Morrison said. "We will bring the cavalry and we will take care of the city."Police say Bennett-Goodman has had several incidents in the past 5 days with different Vermont Law Enforcement Agencies involving him allegedly brandishing a gun. He is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned on Thursday morning. Bennett-Goodman faces a second-degree attempted murder charge.

Jahi Bennett-Goodman, 23, of South Burlington is in custody following a shooting in downtown Burlington Wednesday.

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Officers with the Burlington Police Department responded to a Champlain Farms location on the corner of Main Street and South Winooski Avenue around 4 p.m. for a silent panic alarm.

Police told NBC5 News a victim in the store said Bennett-Goodman pointed a semi-automatic handgun directly at them and fired approximately three shots inside the building before moving outside, where the firing continued. Employees were inside of the store during the shooting; authorities have not reported any injuries related to the incident.

An on-duty officer, Luz Winters, said she witnessed Bennett-Goodman walking backwards away from Champlain Farms, firing three rounds into the store. Police say Bennett-Goodman then ran from the scene. Winters followed the suspect in her car, stopping him at South Winooski Avenue and College Street, where an arrest was made.



Burlington Police Chief Jennifer Morrison is reassuring Burlingtonians that current social distancing policies are not changing how the department responds to potentially dangerous incidents.

"I hope the citizenry knows that despite our altered response to lower-level crimes, when people's lives are at stake BPD will be there," Morrison said. "We will bring the cavalry and we will take care of the city."

Police say Bennett-Goodman has had several incidents in the past 5 days with different Vermont Law Enforcement Agencies involving him allegedly brandishing a gun. He is being held without bail and is expected to be arraigned on Thursday morning.

Bennett-Goodman faces a second-degree attempted murder charge.

