Shiekhnoor Osman, a 40-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in a Burlington, Vermont, apartment on the evening of October 2, 2022. The shooting occurred about 8:15 p.m. when a man forced his way into a Pine Street residence, entered a bedroom where Osman was with a woman, and shot Osman multiple times in the chest. Osman was found dead at the scene.

Police said the apartment was known for drug-related activity and that the shooter had an ongoing dispute with Osman described as a beef or money issue. Officers quickly identified 52-year-old Denroy Dasent as a suspect. Dasent was later charged with second-degree murder in Osman’s death and pleaded not guilty; he was held without bail. Dasent was also alleged to have been connected to another fatal shooting a few hours later in neighboring South Burlington.

Did anyone in the Burlington area have contact with Osman or knowledge of the Pine Street apartment and the dispute before October 2, 2022?