Benzell Hampton

Death by Force

In the spring of 2019, a dispute rooted in the drug trade spiraled into a fatal confrontation on a street in Burlington, Vermont, claiming the life of Benzell Hampton, a 23-year-old Black / African American man. On the afternoon of April 16th, what began as a drug deal devolved into a violent shootout in the city's Old North End. Hampton was ambushed by a group of individuals during the transaction.

A hail of bullets followed, and Hampton was struck at least six times by shots fired from ...Read More

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