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The Brattleboro community is reeling from the horrific events of the past week. First there was the shooting death on Birge Street last Thursday night, for which there is still

Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh, 38, purchased the ax from a hardware store before requesting a meeting with the shelter coordinator, according to police.

“There’s a wish we have when the unthinkable and tragic happens like this — to find a simple answer,” a fellow social worker said. “There are not simple answers.”

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a homeless shelter resident accused of using an ax and knife to kill the shelter's coordinator in front of horrified workers.

Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh, 38, purchased the ax from a hardware store before requesting a meeting with the shelter coordinator, and used the ax to strike the victim...

Police said she purchased the ax from a hardware store before requesting a meeting with the shelter coordinator and then striking the victim multiple times in front of horrified co-workers.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a homeless shelter resident accused of using an ax and knife to kill the shelter’s coordinator in front of horrified workers.Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh, 38, purchased the ax from a...

Zaaina Asra Zakirrah Mavish-Jammeh, 38, of Brattleboro, pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder after a brutal attack with an ax Monday morning.

Leah Rosin-Pritchard touched a lot of different lives in Rhode Island with her varied background as a high school volleyball coach, baker, instructor and social worker.

Police in Brattleboro are investigating a suspicious death at a homeless shelter.