Bridgeport

Bridgeport Police Arrest Teen After ShotSpotter Activation

On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 11:57 PM, Bridgeport officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation reporting five rounds fired in the 1000 block of Park Avenue. A concerned citizen also contacted the Emergency Operations Center, reporting gunshots and seeing a male in the backyards of the area. Upon arrival, officers canvassed the area and noticed freshly pressed shoe prints in the snow despite active snowfall. Following the footprints, officers tracked them to the backyard of a residence in the 100 block of Herkimer Street, where they discovered 18-year-old Giovanni Gonzalez hiding. Further investigation led officers to retrace the footprints, where they recovered a Sig Sauer P226 firearm equipped with a 20-round 9mm high-capacity magazine. The firearm was seized as evidence.…

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VIOLENT FUGITIVE WANTED FOR 2009 MURDER IN BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT LOCATED IN SPAIN AND EXTRADITED BACK TO THE UNITED STATES

WANDERSON MARQUES – WANTED FOR THE AUGUST 2, 2009, MURDER OF HAROLD GANTT – OUTSTANDING EXTRADITABLE MURDER WARRANT OUT OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT On August 2, 2009, Bridgeport Police responded to reports of shots fired at an apartment complex located within the 200 block of Madison Avenue. When police arrived, they found the victim, Harold Gantt, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Harold Gantt was 49 years old at the time of his death. The Bridgeport Police Detective Bureau responded and took charge of the investigation. The investigation suggests there was an ongoing verbal disagreement between Wanderson Marques and Harold Gantt. On the date of the incident, both parties resided in the same complex…

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2 Injured in Carjacking

Witnesses told me that a woman was assaulted during a carjacking on Beechwood Avenue. Her father rushed to her aid but was run over by the teenage carjackers as they fled the scene. Bridgeport Police confirmed that one person was assaulted and a pedestrian was struck. Both victims were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries—one suffered a broken leg, while the other sustained facial injuries. 2025-02-08@3:50pm--Bridgeport CT

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