Bridgeport News: Police Involved Shooting

On March 29, 2017 at 1910 hours, an officer involved shooting occurred in the area of 436 Woodmont Avenue, Bridgeport. This is located in the north end of the city. Bridgeport police officers were conducting an operation in this area in response to recent incidents of street robberies. During this operation, two male perpetrators were encountered by officers. Both male perpetrators were armed, and one Bridgeport police officer discharged his service weapon in response to the actions of one of the armed males. This male sustained a single gunshot wound to the face and was transported by medics to St. Vincent's Medical Center for treatment. This male was later transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital to receive advanced care. This male…

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Bridgeport News: Two Arrested In Shooting

4:34pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Two people are arrested in a shooting in the 200 block of Sheridan Street, a BMW received two bullet holes and the suspects fled in a white car towards BostonAvenue.  Police on patrol quickly apprehended one suspect at Dover and Boston Avenue.  A short time later a second suspect was captured in an apartment building on Palisades Avenue.   Please support our news gathering by subscribing to DoingItLocal at https://www.patreon.com/doingitlocal  

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BiPartisan Effort To Make Connecticut Biomedical Research Leader

HARTFORD, CT- With precision medicine becoming big business in Connecticut, the Commerce Committee has produced bipartisan proposals to coordinate efforts across the state, prepare Connecticut’s workforce and position Connecticut as a national leader in biomedical research.   Members of the committee today stressed the need for cooperative support from government, education and private business in growing Connecticut’s bioscience sector. The legislators highlighted several bills they intend to support, and called for continued cooperation between the University of Connecticut, Yale University, The Jackson Laboratory and other stakeholders.   “The Connecticut Health Data Collaborative has identified precision medicine and personalized health as a sector in Connecticut with tremendous power and potential,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven). “This…

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