Bridgeport News: Shots Fired, Fight At Hospital

11:31pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Housing police at Greene Homes hear shots fired and witness a jeep speed off.  A pursuit led them to PT Barnum Housing near building 4.  The jeep was located with no one in it.  K-9 called to assist in the search.  A short time later St. Vincent's Hospital called to report a gun shot victim arrived.  A short time later St. V's calls back to report a fight at the hospital with friends/family connected to the shooting victim.   This news report is made possible by:

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Bridgeport News: Child Dies After Being Pulled From Swimming Pool

7/3UPDATE: I am really sorry to report the child passed away. 7/1 UPDATE: Police say the 2-year-old girl remains in very critical condition at Yale New Haven hospital. They say her mother held a get together at her home yesterday, called for everybody who was by the pool to come inside, she turned around for just a few seconds and the baby had fallen into the pool. Mom pulled baby out of the water, first responders did CPR and got a pulse, child began breathing on her own. Went to St. V's, then flown to Yale. In very critical condition now due to issue with her lungs.   2:24pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters responded to a possible drowning according to initial scanner reports…

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Bridgeport News: Woman Steals Deliver Van Engaging In Pursuit

#Bridgeport CT-- Thursday, 6/29--Mercedes Bruno, 26, of 163 Catherine St., Bridgeport, allegedly stole a sprinter delivery van from Junco's Meat Market on Harral Avenue around 6:30am Thursday morning.  She lead police on pursuit on I-95 ending in North Haven after hitting state police cars as well as several Bridgeport Police cars.  The pursuit continued onto I-91 northbound when she struck another state police car near exit 12 which caused her to lose control of the van and she crashed into a light pole knocking it over and ending the pursuit.  She was lead away in handcuffs with no further incident.   Bruno was charged with two counts of assault on public safety personnel, two counts of criminal attempt to commit…

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