ALBURGH, Vt. — A brawl broke out amongst spectators at a center college basketball recreation in northern Vermont, and a 60-year-old man who participated within the struggle died, police stated.
State troopers have been known as to the Alburgh Group Schooling Middle simply earlier than 7 p.m. Tuesday after a report of a big struggle involving spectators throughout a seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball recreation between Alburgh and St. Albans.
The struggle ended earlier than troopers arrived, and lots of the members had left. Russell Giroux, of Alburgh, sought medical consideration, police stated. He was taken by ambulance to the Northwestern Medical Middle in St. Albans, the place he was pronounced lifeless.
Jay Nichols, the chief director of The Vermont Principals’ Affiliation, stated in an announcement that the group, which oversees college sports activities within the state, had no details about the occasion past what the authorities supplied.
“Though we can’t communicate particularly in regards to the occasions at this particular person recreation, we want to as soon as once more emphasize that center and highschool sports activities are instructional and are for the advantage of the student-athletes,” he stated. “Spectators that can’t behave appropriately may be barred from occasions and may face legal prices.”
The superintendent of the Grand Isle Supervisory Union, which incorporates Alburgh, didn’t reply to a Wednesday request for remark.
The state police and Grand Isle state’s lawyer’s workplace are investigating Giroux’s demise. The state health worker’s workplace will conduct an post-mortem.
Alburgh is a city of about 2,100 in northwestern Vermont. It’s surrounded on three sides by Lake Champlain. The northern a part of the group kinds a part of the border with Canada.