‘Just Shocked’: Mother of Vermont Suspect in Palestinian Student Shooting Speaks Out
The suspect accused of shooting three Palestinian college students in Vermont on Saturday night had previously struggled with depression and had Thanksgiving with his family just days earlier, his mother told The Daily Beast.
Jason J. Eaton, 48, was arrested Sunday afternoon and charged with three counts of second-degree attempted murder in connection with the shooting. Police say the college students were walking along a Burlington street when the suspect opened fire with a handgun “without speaking.” Afterward, he fled.
“Jason has had a lot of struggles in his life but he is such a kind and loving person,” Mary Reed, his mother, said on Monday. “I am just shocked by the whole thing.”