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A Twitter thread posted Thursday afternoon shows what the bystander described as a bullethole in a car windshield and the path of a bullet fired by a Burlington police officer.

20-year-old shot by police suffered from mental illness and wanted to be killed, court documents assert

By Auditi Guha

Aug 17 2022August 17, 2022

In interviews with detectives later at the hospital, David Johnson said “he called the police because he wanted the police to kill him,” police wrote in an affidavit.

Burlington City Council sends $165 million high school bond to voters

By Kori Skillman

Aug 16 2022August 16, 2022

Councilors also heard from residents who expressed anger and frustration in response to a police shooting that hospitalized a Burlington resident over the weekend.

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Bystander injured in Burlington police shooting tweets, ‘I’m very lucky to be alive’

20-year-old shot by police suffered from mental illness and wanted to be killed, court documents assert

Burlington City Council sends $165 million high school bond to voters