Category: Bridgeport

Report of a ‘jack-knifed’ tractor trailer on I-95 between exits 26 and 27 Northbound. First responders are on scene.

The Bridgeport Police Department’s Homicide Unit has made another arrest in the high-profile 2020 Keystone nightclub murder of Nyair Nixon. Quinten Mckoy, 33, of Bridgeport, was charged Friday with Murder, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, and Carrying a Pistol Without a Permit in the shooting death of Mr. Nixon, 21, inside the club on September 27, 2020. Nixon was also a resident of Bridgeport.

Mckoy, who is also known by the street name “Quack,” is currently incarcerated on an unrelated case. Detective Thomas Harper of the Homicide Unit served Mckoy with the murder warrant Friday morning at Bridgeport Superior Court at 172 Golden Street.

Mr. Nixon stumbled out of the Keystone nightclub and collapsed at the intersection of Barnum Avenue and Bishop Avenue after being shot in the torso during the early morning hours. Detectives later determined he was shot inside the crowded club following a dispute. He was transported to Bridgeport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Charles Young was previously charged in connection with Mr. Nixon’s murder.

The Bridgeport Office of the State’s Attorney and the Police Department’s Homicide Unit have kept the investigation active. New evidence led to Mckoy also being charged. The investigation revealed that Young and Mckoy were seen together inside the club and left together after the shooting.

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Police UPDATE: At approximately 10:05pm, the Bridgeport Fire department was on scene when a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Housatonic Avenue and East Washington. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with injuries. Status of the pedestrian is unknown at this time.

Housatonic at East Washington Avenue is closed for an accident involving a pedestrian. There are no details at this time.

2025-05-03@10:00pm–#Bridgeport CT

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A wanted felon arrested by Bridgeport Police on Wednesday afternoon is being charged with Attempted Murder in Connecticut. Nicholas Allwood, 27, will be arraigned on the new charge Friday, after he stabbed a man multiple times on Hanover Street Wednesday morning. It was the second time in three months Allwood stabbed the same victim. Both times the victim suffered serious injuries.

The department’s Homicide Unit secured a warrant for the new charge within 24 hours. 

Bridgeport homicide detectives recently identified Allwood by his real name and had been actively searching for him when he attacked the victim again on Wednesday.  Bridgeport detectives, task force officers and patrol officers conducted a manhunt for Allwood during midday on Wednesday. They eventually tracked him to a house on Gregory Street, where a female he was holding hostage escaped by running out of the home. Allwood chased after the woman brandishing a knife. Officers disarmed him on the street and took him into custody. The female suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being assaulted by Allwood.

Nicholas Allwood was charged with Kidnapping in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Unlawful Restrain in the First Degree, Threatening in the Second Degree, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon , Assault on a Public Safety Officer, and Possession of Narcotics with Intent to Sell for the incident on Gregory Street.

At the time of his arrest on Wednesday, Allwood was wanted on an Attempted Murder warrant out of New York and a Felon in Possession of a Weapon warrant from the United States Marshals Service. He was also wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of New York. 

Nicholas Allwood has an arrest record that extends across the country.

Allwood’s bond for the Attempted Murder Charge in Connecticut is $1 million dollars.

Bridgeport detectives are still investigating the motive for the stabbings.

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Bridgeport firefighters were called for a structure fire at Oak and George Street. Their quick response kept the fire from spreading to the rest of the structure.

2025-05-01@9:44pm–#Bridgeport CT — #ctfire

A water rescue was triggered at Glenwood Park in Bridgeport tonight. A religious group, according to witnesses, used a baby doll as a sacrifice that was allegedly thrown into the water. Firefighters performed a full-scale search to ensure it was the doll that triggered the call. I overheard the group was cited for the incident.

2025-04-29@6:40pm–#Bridgeport CT

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, Bridgeport Police were dispatched to the 1200 block of Park Avenue for a report of individuals blocking the entrance to a business. Upon arrival, several people began dispersing, but two individuals were seen walking in the opposite direction—one identified as 32-year-old Deonnedre Jones and the other as the victim. As officers approached, Jones ignored their commands, suddenly pulled a concealed knife, and stabbed the victim, sparking a foot chase through nearby backyards.

Jones eventually forced his way into an occupied home on Laurel Court. The residents immediately notified officers that an intruder had entered, and police made entry into the house. There, Jones brandished another knife before officers successfully subdued and apprehended him. The victim sustained a serious facial laceration, and both the victim and suspect were transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Jones now faces multiple charges, including Assault in the First Degree, Home Invasion, Criminal Trespass, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon, Interfering with an Officer, and Breach of Peace. His bond has been set at $750,000.