On the early morning of July 25, 2022, 22-year-old University of Vermont student Kayla Noonan was shot and killed in an apartment on North Winooski Avenue in Burlington. Police were called for reports of gunfire at about 2:20 a.m. and found Noonan and 27-year-old Mikal Dixon both dead of gunshot wounds; investigators say Dixon had turned the weapon on himself after killing Noonan. Dixon forced entry into the apartment after attempting to break down a door and then smashing a window to get inside.

He allegedly carried an AR-15 rifle and also shot and critically injured Noonan’s 22-year-old roommate, who was taken to the University of Vermont Medical Center with serious, life-altering injuries. Investigators said Dixon and Noonan had been in a relationship for several years and described the incident as contained, with no ongoing danger to the public.

If anyone knew Kayla, lived nearby, or has information that could help clarify what happened that night, please share what is known.