Man Arrested In Connection To Fatal Royalton Shooting

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Phelps, 29 was arrested on Wednesday
He was involved in Royalton shooting on Tuesday
1 dead, one injured
Fielder, 26, is in fair condition in hospital

A man was arrested on Wednesday for his involvement in the shooting in Royalton, Vermont which killed one man and injured another.

Francis Phelps, 29, a Royalton resident was arrested following the shooting at a house on Route 14 on Tuesday which killed George Sun, 41, and injured Dakota Fielder, 26, the Washington Times reported.

Vermont State Police arrested a man in connection with a shooting in Royalton that left one man dead and injured another. Police on Wednesday said Francis Phelps, 29, of Royalton, was arrested following the shooting Tuesday at a home on Route 14. https://t.co/AT3pIrJy6I
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According to police, Sun and Fielder were involved in a disagreement with Phelps and another man who was staying at the house.

Phelps is to be arraigned on Wednesday afternoon in White River Junction on charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a weapon, and possession of a fire-arm during the commission of a felony.

Police said that an autopsy on Sun was performed on Wednesday while Fielder is at Darthmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and was in fair condition.