Police officer involved shooting, Vermont State [long version]. *******************************************. Burlington, Vermont state, United States, March 21, 2016 - The shooting occurred late Monday at the end of a nearly five-hour standoff in a downtown Burlington apartment building for seniors and other residents. |--| The man, Ralph “Phil” Grenon, 76, had experienced deteriorating mental health in the weeks before his death, according to the authorities. Grenon was rushed by ambulance within minutes the shooting to the University of Vermont Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 10 p.m. The state police, which is leading the investigation into the shooting, said Grenon advanced toward Burlington officers while holding both knives before one officer opened fire. Officer David Bowers, 23, of Colchester fired multiple shots from his police-issued pistol, Chief Brandon del Pozo said. Six gunshots were audible from outside the apartment Monday night. The chief said he was unsure how many rounds struck Grenon. Bowers joined the Burlington Police Department in July 2014. He was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday. Grenon was wheeled from the South Square apartment building at 101 College St. on a gurney just before 10 p.m. Emergency responders performed chest compressions on the man, who lay motionless as he was loaded into an ambulance and driven off, with a police escort, toward the Burlington hospital. The man's body later was brought to the Chief Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy. Grenon had been the subject of at least three complaints the police department had received during the past month, Community Outreach Liaison Lacey Smith said at a news conference Tuesday. Police believe he had not been taking his medications properly for weeks. After the state police complete an investigation, the Attorney General's Office and the Chittenden County State's Attorney's Office will review the case and determine whether the shooting was justified. *******************************************.