Month: June 2013

Police Arrest Two Suspected Gang Members

#Bridgeport CT--Police made two arrests and seized two handguns in connection with ongoing violence between two rival gangs in the city. Abdul “Major” Bradley, 18, and Davon Taylor, 19, both of Bridgeport, were arrested Thursday on weapons-related charges -- a day after police responded to another report of shots fired in the area of the Greene Homes housing complex. “There has been back-and-forth gunfire between these factions and we have intended targets who refused to say anything and preferred to handle it themselves,” said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. “If police hadn’t intervened, I believe somebody would have ultimately died.” The latest gunfire happened Wednesday in the Greene Homes complex. Witnesses reported that there was an exchange of gunfire…

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Man shot in Bridgpeport

#Bridgeport CT--Video Report--Man shot in Bridgeport Shortly after midnight on Saturday morning shots rang out in front of 381 Hanover Street in Bridgeport.  Initially reports said two people were shot and two ambulances were dispatched to the scene.  After investigating it was discovered that only one person was shot.  The location of where the man was hit is not known but I'm told he is in stable condition at Bridgeport Hospital.

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