Bridgeport

Bridgeport News: Elderly Man Beaten By Teen During Shooting

#Bridgeport CT--The Bridgeport Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in identifying the person responsible for committing a serious assault against an elderly person immediately following the homicide on Highland Avenue on January 26, 2020. The attached video clip shows the perpetrator inside Junco's Market on Highland Avenue before the shooting and physical assault, and then captures the assault after the shooting. The victim is a good Samaritan who was attempting to render aid to a shooting victim. Anyone who can identify the person responsible is asked to call Detective Harper at 203-581-5239 or the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.

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Bridgeport News: Manhunt-Firearm Recovered-School On Lockdown

2020-01-28@10:55pm--#Bridgeport CT--A police officer on duty noticed a man with a firearm in his waistband at Madison and Grand Street.  The man fled down Grand Street and tossed the firearm in the 400 block of Grand Street.  The firearm was recovered and Columbus School was put on lock in/out which was lifted at 11:05am.  State Police (now patrolling the Greene Homes) dispatched a K-9 but the suspect is still at large.   This news report is made possible by:  

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Bridgeport News: Shootout At The Courthouse

Bridgeport Police Statement: At approximately 12:15pm this afternoon, dispatch received notification of shots fired outside of the courthouse on Golden Hill Street.    4 individuals were sitting in a car outside of the courthouse at Golden Hill.   An assailant with a gun shot at the individuals in the vehicle  --- 3 OF THE INDIVIDUALS in the vehicle ran into the courthouse for cover.  A 4TH INDIVIDUAL, the driver of the vehicle, also sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital.   All four individuals are in the care of medics at St. Vincent’s and Bridgeport Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. This continues to be an active scene that is being processed. While this is an active scene, BPD reports there is no immediate threat…

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