Michael J. Santiago, a 35-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was killed in Brattleboro, Vermont, in the spring of 2014. Initial reports around April 4, 2014, placed his body in a wooded area near the Whetstone Brook and prompted a homicide investigation.

A later investigation by the Vermont attorney general’s office concluded Santiago was shot during a police search of a hotel room. The report names Sgt. Mark Carignan as the officer who fired two shotgun rounds after Santiago failed to show his hands while officers forced entry and reportedly kept one hand behind his back; another officer described Santiago’s movement as consistent with reaching for a firearm. No gun was recovered in the room, though drugs were found. The attorney general’s office ruled the use of deadly force justified and did not file charges.

If anyone was in Brattleboro in spring 2014 or has information about Santiago or the events that night, please share what is known.