I have no information on this besides what’s being reported. Witnesses are claiming this incident, which took place at 2:00 this afternoon, was a suicide, but according to WCAX, there’s no official word in that regard from police.

Here’s the basics from WCAX:

Occupy Vermont organizers and participants say the victim was very smart, though he didn’t have a whole lot to say and spoke through his actions. Organizers say they did not know the man had a gun. They said the group had made rules about not having alcohol or drugs at the park, but the issue of restricting guns had never come up because they didn’t think they needed to.

Reportedly, the man was known to other protesters, and fired the shot in one of the tents. His identity has not been reported.