BURLINGTON, VT — A Burlington police officer is facing charges arising from a shooting that occurred Aug. 10 in Burlington.
The Vermont State Police investigated the early morning shooting, in which no one was injured, and forwarded the case to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office for review.
Following that review, the attorney general directed VSP to cite Officer Jeffrey Baur on two counts of reckless endangerment.
Baur reported to the VSP barracks in Williston on Thursday, where he was processed and released.
He is due to appear for arraignment at 8:30 a.m. Friday in the Criminal Division of Vermont Superior Court in Burlington.
The affidavit of probable cause will be filed with the court and made public following Baur’s arraignment.
The shooting occurred when members of the Burlington Police Department received a report of a disturbance involving a male and a female arguing in the vicinity of North Prospect Street and Colonial Drive.
Responding officers located a vehicle on Prospect Hill reported to be involved in the disturbance.
During the encounter, Baur fired his service weapon in the direction of the vehicle.
Baur has served with the Burlington Police Department since 2022 and is currently assigned to the Uniform Services Bureau.
He graduated from the Vermont Police Academy in 2017 and previously served with the Colchester Police Department and the Manchester, New Hampshire, Police Department.
He has been placed on paid leave.
