On Saturday Nov. 25, 2024, law enforcement in Vermont's largest municipality received a call that three young men had been shot while walking down a residential street. By Sunday, news broke that the men were Palestinian and Palestinian-American and the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee called for the shooting to be investigated as a hate crime. Vermont Public began covering the developing story. On Monday, we tagged in our public safety reporter and our talk show Vermont Edition to continue our coverage. As this story quickly became national and international news, our goal was to provide accurate, contextualized information and center the Burlington community and these young men and their families in our reporting. We continued that approach after the rest of the media went home.
November 26-27:
- Instagram post featuring images from solidarity rally
- Burlington police make arrest after shooting of three men of Palestinian descent
November 27:
- Instagram post where Mikaela Lefrak breaks down what we know so far
- Vermont communities respond to shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent
- Instagram post with video from press conference
- Jason J. Eaton pleads not guilty to shooting three students of Palestinian descent visiting Burlington, Vermont
November 29:
- Burlington community gathers to process recent shootings of Palestinian and Palestinian American students
- Some want the Burlington shooting to be investigated as a hate crime. Here's how the law works
November 30:
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December 13:
