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WEBVTT OUT CUE: THIS ISWHAT HAPPENED - WHAT WE KNOW, AND WHAT HAPPENSNOW...YOU'RE LOOKINGAT THE CHURCH STREETYOUTUBE LIVECAMERA - IN THE RIGHT HANDCORNER, A MAN IN A DARK YOU'RE LOOKINGAT THE CHURCH STREYOUTUBE LIVECAMERA - IN THE RIGHT HANDCORNER, A MAN IN A DARK SWEATSHIRT ANDA WHITE UNDERSHIRT -BURLINGTONCHIEF OF POLICE BRANDON DEL POZO SAYS POLICE BELIEVETHIS MAN IS THEIR STABBINGSUSPECT.YOU SEE HIM TURN THECORNER AT CHERRY STREET - AND 20 LATER, THERE'S POOL OF BLOOD ON THEGROUND. WITNESSES TELLNBC5 NEWS THEY'RE STILL SHOCKED.08:02:47:19 - 08:02:56:23;RACHEL CLIP 671 SOT: JASONPLOOF,BYSTANDER, "I SEE HIM ABOUT EVERY NIGHT. I'MHOMELESSMYSELF. HE'SUSUALLY UP ANDDOWN MAIN STREETPANHANDLING,ASKING FORCHANGE ANDSTUFF, AND ICAME AROUND THE CORNER ANDTHERE WASN'TTAPE UP YET SO ISAW HIM LAYINGTHERE ON THEGROUND AND IWENT OVER AND HE'S IN A POOLOF BLOOD."BURLINGTONPOLICE REPORT 43-YEAR-OLD RICHARD MEDINAWAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMESIN THE NECK AND BACK 2 P.M. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.HE WAS TAKENTO UVM MEDICALCENTER -PRONOUNCEDDEAD JUST TWENTYMINTUES LATER.NAT: CRIMESCENE SOUND - BPD TRUCK PULLS IN SHOT OFFICERSARRESTED 36-YEAR-OLD LOUISFORTIER AT THESCENE.BURLINGTONPOLICE BELIEVEFORTIER RECENTLY CAME TO BURLINGTON FROMMASSACHUSETTS AND HAS ANEXTENSIVE CRIMINALRECORD DATING BACK TO 1996. FORTIER'S FORMERARRESTS INCLUDE ASSAULT WITHINTENT TO MURDER ANDARMED BANKROBBERY.NAT: FIRE DEPTHOSE ON PAVEMENT POPPOLICE ALSO SAY THE VICTIM, MEDINA, HAS HAD OVER 125INVOLVEMENT WITH THECOUNTY'SPOLICEDEPARTMENTS - MANY ON CHURCH STREET - AND THAT HISINVOLVMENTS INCLUDEDVARIOUS ASSAULTS AS ANARRESTEE OR A SUSPECT AND MENTAL HEALTH CALLS.INVESTIGATORS SAY BOTH THEVISTIM AND THESUSPECT ARE TRANSIENTS. 08:06:44:25 - 08:06:58:15 RACHEL CLIP 672 SOT:SHAWN BURKE,BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, "IT'S WELL- KNOWN THATCHERRY STREET HAS BEEN ACHALLENGE.WITH THEPOPULISTHANGING OUT LAST SUMMER AND AS THEWEATHER BREAKS NOTBECAUSE TODAY IS A GREATWEATHER DAY BUT WE HAVE HAD ANINCREASED NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE." BUT POLICE SAYTHOSE CALLS ARE TYPICALLY DO NOT END UP LIKE THIS.08:08:01:07 - 08:08:04:07;RACHEL CLIP 672 SOT:SHAWN BURKE,BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT,"IT' S OUT OFCHARACTER FOR BURLINGTON, YEAH, IT'SSHOCKING.'ACCORDING TOVERMONT CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENTRECORDS,FORTIER ISCURRENTLY DETAINEDWITHOUT BAILFOR ON AMURDER COUNT. LIVEBURLINGTON, RENEE WUNDERLICH, NBC5 NEWS.

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A man has died after being stabbed in the neck and back Wednesday afternoon.Officials said the stabbing took place shortly before 2 p.m. at the corner of Church and Cherry streets in Burlington.Cherry Street was closed at the scene outside the Dear Lucy store as multiple units investigated the scene.The victim, Richard Medina, 43, was taken to UVM Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.Investigators have not yet said what led to the fatal incident.WATCH: Video from the scene of the stabbing on Church StreetPolice said the suspect, Louis Fortier, 36, surrendered to officers at the scene and was taken into custody. A knife was also recovered.Investigators believe Fortier recently came to Burlington from Massachusetts. He has an extensive, violent criminal record dating back to 1996, according to police records. Fortier's former arrests include assault with intent to murder and armed bank robbery. Police also said the victim had more than 125 involvements with the county's police departments, many of them on Church Street. He was a person of interest or suspect in several cases, including assaults, trespassings, public intoxications, other disturbances, and domestic and mental health calls. Investigators said both men involved were homeless.Police said they get a lot of calls about the area, but an incident like this is out of the ordinary, especially during the middle of the day."It's well-known that Cherry Street has been a challenge,” Deputy Chief Shawn Burke said. “With the populous hanging out last summer and as the weather breaks, not because today is a great weather day, but we have had an increased number of calls for service."Moments before and after the stabbing were captured on a live webcam and broadcast on YouTube.WATCH: Video shows moments before, after Church Street stabbingIn the video, the suspect is seen leaning against the Dear Lucy store about 1:49 p.m.The webcam alternates between three shots on Church Street. The moment of the actual stabbing was not seen.The suspect is seen turning the corner and reaching in his coat pocket. In the next frames, blood is seen on the sidewalk.Passersby stop and call 911. Construction workers can be seen coming out of the Ben & Jerry's location, which is currently under renovation."I see him about every night. I'm homeless myself," bystander Jason Ploof said of the victim. "He's usually up and down main street panhandling, asking for change and stuff, and I came around the corner and there wasn't tape up yet so I saw him laying there on the ground and I went over and he's in a pool of blood."The camera also captured the suspect being placed under arrest.Fortier was held at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility without bail. He was scheduled to be arraigned on one count of murder in Chittenden County Court Thursday morning.Download the MyNBC5 app | Like MyNBC5 on Facebook