Man dies after fight during Alburgh and St. Albans basketball game in Vermont
There was a huge fight during the Vermont middle school basketball game. The fight claimed the life of a guy in his 60s.
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On Tuesday, a middle school basketball game in Vermont was marred by a major brawl. A 60-year-old man was killed as a result of his involvement in the melee. In the end, Giroux passed away at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans. No information about how he was hurt during the chaos has been released by the police. Reports of a big altercation involving spectators at a basketball game between seventh- and eighth-graders from Alburgh and St. Albans.
According to the police report, 60-year-old Russel Giroux of Alburgh, one of the men involved in the altercation, needed medical assistance after it. The Grand Isle Supervisory Union released an immediate statement about the incident on Wednesday afternoon. “It is with a heavy heart that I write to you that there was a physical altercation between multiple adults in attendance at last night’s Middle School basketball game between Alburgh Community Education Center and St. Albans City Schools,” the statement said.
The incident led state troopers to the Alburgh Community Education Center shortly before 7 o’clock that evening. The Grand Isle district attorney’s office and the state police are looking into Giroux’s death. An autopsy will be performed by the Vermont Office of the Medical Examiner. The opposing school, St. Albans, is part of the Maple Run Unified School District. NBC 5 posted the video from the enormous battle, which appears to show both adults and children battling on the basketball court. As minor physical conflicts erupt, some adults can be seen clutching at each other on the ground, while. Some parents can be seen pulling their children away.
Authorities issue statement after the death of the 60-year-old man dies in the school brawl
The district superintendent expressed “shock and sadness” over the loss. He also pledged to do what he could to help the children there cope with the tragedy. “Since our students observed the altercation, we are working in the next days to support our students and families in dealing with the consequences of the altercation and Mr. Giroux’s death,” Superintendent Bill Kimball said Both the identities of those on the ground and the initial trigger for the outburst remain unknown.
The statement from the Grand Isle Supervisory Union also said that their immediate goal is to educate families and students about their school’s culture. “Our immediate goal is to remind and educate our students and families that our school culture is one of family, community, and kindness. We need our students and community to commit to the positive culture that our school community expects and deserves,” they added in the statement. About 2,100 people call Alburgh, Vermont home. It is located in northwest Vermont, hemmed in by Lake Champlain on three sides.
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