Bridgeport

Bridgeport New: 2 Shot On The East Side

Police UPDATE: The shooting involved two victims who were seated in a vehicle. A female was shot multiple times and is in critical condition at Bridgeport Hospital after undergoing surgery early this morning. A male also seated in the vehicle was shot in the leg and also was treated at Bridgeport Hospital for non- life-threatening injuries. BPD continues its investigation at this time.   2020-08-01@11:49pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Two people have been shot at Maple and Kossuth Street. Two cars were in the street that was involved in the shooting. Police are still investigating.

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Bridgeport News: Two People Shot

UPDATE: There were three people shot, one seriously. A large crowd of family members showed up at Bridgeport Hospital which brought out a large police presence.   2020-08-01@8:40pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Police are reporting that two gunshot victims arrived at Bridgeport Hospital.  According to the victims the incident took place on I-95.   There does not appear to be any police activity on the traffic cameras at this time.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Bridgeport News: Shooting Of The Day

Police UPDATE: A street fight occurred in the area of Maple St and Park St where a party with a pistol permit pulled out a weapon and preliminary reports indicate shots were fired in the area of Kossuth and Maple St, however; no victim has been identified at this time. Police took the person responsible for the discharge of the firearm into custody. This is an active investigation at this time.   2020-07-31@5:03pm-- #Bridgeport CT-- Police are investigating a shooting at Park Street and Maple Street.  It is not known if anyone was hit. I have not heard back from police.   3:00AMish-- Police invested a shooting that took place on East Main Street near Steuben Street.  A  person was…

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Bridgeport News: 14 Year Old Boy’s Homicide UPDATE

#Bridgeport CT-- Bridgeport police confirmed that Diante Willoughby's bond was increased to $2 million per the court. An autopsy was completed today. The cause of death of Jose Nunez is strangulation and the manner of death is homicide. This is still a very active criminal investigation and no additional details will be released at this time. We do ask the public to contact Bridgeport Police at 203-581-5205 if they feel they have been victimized by Willoughby in the past, or have information regarding past criminal conduct involving Willoughby.  

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Bridgeport News” Social Media Encounters Lead To 14 Year Old’s Death

#Bridgeport, CT – On July 28, 2020, at 8:55 am a 14-year-old Bridgeport resident was reported missing by his mother. Later that same day, Bridgeport Police detectives received unconfirmed information that a homicide had been committed in Bridgeport and that the deceased body was dumped outside the city in another town. Detectives were not able to confirm that information on July 28th but did become aware of the missing 14-year-old and remained open to the possibility that this missing juvenile may be the victim of a homicide. Detectives had not yet learned where a body may have been dumped and did not have sufficient evidence at the time to confirm that a homicide occurred. On July 29th, detectives were able…

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Bridgeport News: Missing 14 Year Old Found Murdered In Oxford

Bridgeport Police UPDATE: On August 3, 2020, Detective Heanue secured a juvenile arrest warrant for a 14-year-old male from Bridgeport who was complicit in the murder of Jose Nunez last week. The juvenile perpetrator made an admission to detectives regarding his role in Nunez’s death and was subsequently charged today with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The juvenile turned himself into police this evening and was ordered held at a juvenile detention center in Bridgeport pending a future court appearance.   This is the second arrest in this case. Last week, Diante Willoughby was charged with the murder of Nunez and is currently awaiting trial while being held on a $2 million bond. Bridgeport police do not anticipate additional…

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