Authorities are investigating a fatal incident that occurred in St. Johnsbury, Vermont early Sunday morning.
Vermont State Police said St. Johnsbury Police responded to a report of an altercation at a home in Cottage Street ar around 5:50 a.m.
When officers arrived, they found one man dead and several others with apparent injuries, according to authorities. A second person who was undergoing treatment for critical injuries at a New Hampshire hospital has since died.
The condition of the others who were injured was not immediately known.
The identities of the two people who died will be released following autopsies.
Police said this was an isolated event and there's no threat to the public as all parties involved were known to each other and accounted for.
Everyone involved in the incident is local to the St. Johnsbury area, state police said. Their preliminary investigation indicates that the incident was the result of domestic violence.
Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call Vermont State Police in St. Johnsbury at 802-748-3111.
