By Michael Bielawski

There was a second-degree attempt in Burlington on Monday, and it may have involved brass knuckles and a knife.

The report states that they got a call for the incident at about 8am. It states, “officers with the Burlington Police Department responded to the South end of Battery Park for a report of an assault. Upon arrival, investigation determined a male suspect assaulted an individual who received life-threatening injuries.”

The Burlington Fire Department was able to get the victim to the University of Vermont Medical Center.

It continues that a suspect was identified as Da’rel Shandrea Clark, 29, of Winooski. 

The release continues that it was shortly before noon officers made contact with Clark in Battery Park and took him into custody. There may have been deadly weapons involved.

The report states, “While taking Clark into custody, officers found brass knuckles and a folding knife on his person.  Clark was lodged and held without bail.”

It concludes that anyone with more information should contact the BPD at (802) 658-2704.

In 2022, the city saw a high mark of five homicides that year. The latest chief’s report from the BPD does not mention homicides for this year. There are currently 37 aggravated assaults as of that report, the same amount as there were in 2022.

The author is a writer for the Vermont Daily Chronicle