Pre-dawn on August 21, 2025, a 911 call about a disturbance at a home on Verna Court in Hartford, Vermont, led officers to a violent scene. Inside the residence, 65-year-old David Labrecque of Canaan, New Hampshire, had been fatally shot. A second person from the same town, 36-year-old Jessica Lemay, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center with injuries described as non-life-threatening.

Investigators from the Vermont State Police and Hartford Police Department treated the incident as isolated rather than random and believe robbery was the motive for a home invasion. By August 22, three people were in custody: Demetrius Drew, 30, of New Haven, Connecticut, was identified as the alleged shooter and charged with first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Jeffrey Mullins, 46, and Michelle Mullins, 48, both of Rindge, New Hampshire, were charged as accessories before the fact; all three were held without bail pending arraignment.

Anyone with information about David Labrecque, the events on Verna Court, or the people involved is asked to come forward.