Vermont State Police said they arrested a suspect wanted for shooting a St. Johnsbury police officer early Sunday morning in a house right next to the one where he lived and where the shooting occurred.

Scott Mason, 38, of St. Johnsbury was taken into custody around 2 a.m. after he was located inside a residence at 251 Portland St. in St. Johnsbury, the house next door to the location where St. Johnsbury police Capt. Jason Gray was shot and seriously injured on Friday afternoon.

The town of St. Johnsbury and the FBI had each offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to Mason’s capture.

The shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. Friday when St. Johnsbury police responded to a report of a domestic violence incident at Mason’s apartment at 261 Portland St. Gray was shot one time and taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, where he continues to undergo treatment. He is expected to survive.

Shortly after midnight Sunday, state police said they obtained a search warrant for 251 Portland St. and converged on the residence along with members of several other local law enforcement agencies.

Mason was brought to the state police barracks in St. Johnsbury for processing, after which he will be transported to jail on an arrest warrant for charges of attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault on a law-enforcement officer resulting in serious bodily injury. He is also facing other unrelated charges.

No further details have been released. State police said they will provide additional updates as they become available.

The No. 13-seeded Marshall Thundering Herd meets the unseeded Cinderella sensation from the America East conference, the Vermont Catamounts in a battle for the national trophy. Marshall looks to earn the program’s second national title in as many College Cup appearances since claiming the 2020 national championship. On the other hand, Vermont continues its historic season making its first-ever College Cup and becoming the first team from Vermont athletics to compete in a national championship match — Vermont Skiing has a national title but did not compete in a championship game scenario.

So far this tournament, Vermont has only allowed two goals and top-goalscorer Yaniv Bazini has scored in all five contests, tallying a late equalizer in the semifinals against No. 3 Denver to extend the game to OT. The Catamounts went on to win 4-3 in PKs thanks to an expert save by Niklas Herceg. The Herd has conceded three goals this tournament and is coming off an impressive 1-0 win over the No. 1-seed Ohio State in the College Cup semifinals where Marshall outlasted 20 Buckeye shots after taking an early lead.

Both Marshall and Vermont are bolstered by their international-heavy rosters, bringing worldwide playing styles and talent to one pitch. Monday night’s contest will be a clash between two teams many doubted and few — outside their devoted fan bases — expected to make a deep run into the 2024 NCAA tournament. Both have exhibited similar styles of play: high-pressing, controlled possession, quick counters and minimal goals allowed. We know each can score against big opponents, but with just one thing left to prove, this matchup will be determined by the backlines, with the strongest walking away with a trophy.

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CARY, N.C — With Friday night’s College Cup semifinal victory over Denver, Vermont soccer became the first team in any sport for the school and America East to reach an NCAA national championship game.

The unseeded Catamounts will play No. 13-seed Marshall in Monday’s NCAA final at WakeMed Soccer Park.

But Vermont does have history with NCAA titles, and a couple near-misses. Here’s a quick synopsis:

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Vermont skiing has captured six NCAA national titles

The Vermont men’s and women’s skiing program has claimed six NCAA championships in a decorated history filled with individual champions, All-Americans and Winter Olympians.

The NCAA championships are from: 1980, 1989, 1992, 1994 and 2012. The Catamounts have also been the NCAA runner-up on 17 occasions and third 11 other times.

Vermont men’s hockey has made the Frozen Four

Led by Martin St. Louis, Eric Perrin and Tim Thomas, the cherished 1995-96 Vermont men’s hockey team captured 27 games and reached the Frozen Four semifinals.

The Catamounts, though, lost to Colorado College in a two-overtime contest marred by a controversial no-call.

In 2009, Vermont returned to the Frozen Four, but lost to Hockey East rival Boston University in a 5-4 decision.

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