Bridgeport Police Arrest Armed Suspect After Confrontation on Stratford Avenue
On April 26, 2026, at approximately 7:10 PM, Bridgeport Police were dispatched to the intersection of Stratford Avenue & Union Avenue on the report of armed suspect(s) in the street stopping citizens in their vehicles. Upon arrival, uniformed officers observed one male suspect brandishing a handgun. That suspect was on foot, repositioning himself around an occupied pickup truck, while he pointed the firearm in the direction of responding officers. The suspect refused officers commands to drop the weapon. The occupied vehicle then sped off, eastbound on Stratford Avenue, as the suspect tried to hold onto the vehicle. The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Deron L. Brooks of Bridgeport CT, was unable to hold onto the vehicle and ultimately fell into the…
