MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Montpelier police officer who shot and killed a man who was armed with a pellet gun is a veteran of the department.
Investigators said Saturday that Cpl. Chad Bean, a Montpelier police officer since 2007, fired his patrol rifle after the victim allegedly pointed the handgun toward himself and another officer.
Bean was identified a day after the shooting of 62-year-old Mark Johnson, which happened after officers responded to reports of a knife-wielding man trying to get into an apartment.
Investigators said Johnson climbed on the railing of the Spring Street bridge as he was going to jump before pointing the gun at officers. The weapon was determined to be a pellet gun.
The Vermont State Police investigation is continuing. The officers are on administrative per department policy.
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