On the evening of Friday, September 15, 2023, a dispute between neighbors on McKnight Lane in Waltham, Vermont, ended with the death of 48-year-old Michelle Kilbreth. Police were called shortly before 7 p.m. after reports of a physical altercation that was immediately followed by a shooting. Troopers arriving at the scene found Kilbreth deceased.

Vermont State Police report that Kilbreth and another neighborhood woman were involved in a physical fight during which Kilbreth had a handgun. During the struggle Kilbreth lost control of the weapon and a juvenile present picked it up and shot her multiple times. An autopsy determined the cause of death was gunshot wounds to the torso and the manner of death was ruled a homicide. No name has been released for the juvenile because of their age, and at the time of the initial reports no arrests had been announced. Kilbreth was known in the community as a beloved school bus driver.

Did anyone in the Waltham area see or hear anything that evening that could help clarify what happened?