1 dead after Sunday shooting in Burlington City Hall Park

Aki Soga, Burlington Free Press
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Police are asking for help from the public as they investigate a shooting in Burlington’s City Hall Park that left a 32-year-old man dead.

Police say they believe the shooting that took place at about 12:45 a.m. on Sunday specifically targeted the victim, identified as Bryan C. Rogers II, of Philadelphia.

The Sunday shooting was the 23rd gunfire incident in the city this year and the third homicide.

“This is an incident that we believe is different from some of the incidents that we’ve seen more recently," said acting police Chief Jon Murad. “It does not appear to have risen from an immediate dispute which has been the pattern for a lot of our gunfire incidents."

Visitors rest Oct. 17, 2020 on new benches that are part of the revamped City Hall Park in Burlington.
Visitors rest Oct. 17, 2020 on new benches that are part of the revamped City Hall Park in Burlington.

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Murad said there was no immediate threat to the public, but many people were out late in the city's downtown near the park.

“There is always a threat to the public when people are discharging firearms in our city’s core,” Murad said.

This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Shooting in City Hall Park leaves 1 dead in Burlington