BRIDPORT — Troopers with the Vermont State Police New Haven barracks, a Game Warden from the Department of Fish & Wildlife and officers from the Vergennes Police Department were dispatched Sunday at 1:03 p.m. to a report of a suspicious incident involving a male seen walking on foot through properties after multiple gun shots were heard.
The male was reported to have a long gun in his possession.
Responding units arrived in the area of Basin Harbor Road and made contact with a male who identified himself as the subject that shot.
The male, later identified as Jonas Hastings, 29, advised he shot a grey squirrel in his yard.
No injuries were reported.
A Game Warden from the Department of Fish & Wildlife also responded and conducted a separate investigation into the shooting that resulted in a cite and release for a game violation.
Police said there are no threats to the public and this incident was determined an isolated incident.
