Vermont police say a Rhode Island man was shot and injured by troopers after he fired at them

BURKE, Vt. (AP) — A Rhode Island man remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon, a day after he was shot and injured during a confrontation with Vermont State Police troopers in Burke.

Brenden Sackal, 30, of Hopkinton, Rhode Island, shot at troopers during his arrest following a vehicle chase Sunday night, state police said. Sackal was treated at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury and then transferred to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, state police said.

Rhode Island police had notified law enforcement in northern New Hampshire and Vermont that Sackal was believed to be traveling in the area and that there was an arrest warrant out for him on charges related to possessing illegal high-capacity firearm magazines, police said.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent noticed Sackal’s pickup truck in the Pittsburg, New Hampshire, area and pulled him over, but, after stopping briefly, Sackal drove away and agents followed him into Canaan, Vermont. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, which was concerned that he might try to cross into Canada, used a tire deflation device on his truck. Sackal then headed south driving on flat tires, followed by agents and a sheriff’s deputy, state police said.

Vermont State Police troopers started following him in Morgan, Vermont, with their sirens and lights activated. Sackal collided with two state police cruisers, lost control and his truck stopped on the shoulder of the road in Burke, state police said. During the arrest, he fired a weapon at troopers and two troopers shot back and injured him, police said. The troopers took him into custody and performed first aid before rescue crews arrived, police said.

Charges against Sackal are pending, police said.

The troopers were not hurt. They were placed on paid relief-from-duty status, which is standard protocol, police said. The Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit is investigating the shooting and when complete the case will be given to the offices of the Vermont attorney general and the county prosecutor for reviews of the use of force, officials said.