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2 dead from gunshots at Vermont apartment after disturbance report

The people have been identified as 29-year-old Courtney Gaboriault and 30-year-old estranged boyfriend Luke Lacroix, both of Barre.

Courtney Gaboriault.

BARRE, Vt. (AP) — Police officers responding to a report of a disturbance at a Vermont apartment say two people have been killed in what appears to be domestic violence.

The people have been identified as 29-year-old Courtney Gaboriault and 30-year-old estranged boyfriend Luke Lacroix, both of Barre.

Police say Gaboriault came stumbling out of an apartment when they responded to a Wednesday morning disturbance. They say they heard multiple gunshots.

Detective James Pontbriand says Gaboriault was declared dead at the scene and appeared to have died from gunshot wounds.

Police searched the apartment and found Lacroix dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Police describe Lacroix as Gaboriault’s estranged boyfriend. They say it appears to be a homicide and suicide related to domestic violence.