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On 3/22/2014 Patrol Officers Hanson and Bensey responded to 525 Palisades Ave apt#506 on a report of an unresponsive party in the apartment, possibly barricaded inside. Upon arrival they were met by the occupant’s sister who stated she located her brother Alejanro Velez inside the apartment, unresponsive, the door was barricaded by furniture and had to be forced open. Upon checking the apartment she located an unidentified a female lying on the bathroom floor, also unresponsive, apparently suffering from multiple stab wounds. The medics were summoned to the scene and the female was pronounced dead by AMR personnel, Velez was subsequently transported to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment.

Based on information obtained by investigators, and evidence located at the scene, Alejandro Velez is being charged with Murder by investigating Detectives Lariccia/Ferri/Curet, and being detained on $1 Million Bond; his condition is listed as critical, but stable, and is currently in the hospitals ICU. The apartment where the incident occurred is rented by the suspect’s mother who currently is in Florida. Velez has an extensive criminal history which includes arson, assault on an officer and other offenses.

This is Bridgeport’s 1st As of this time the victim has not been identified and detectives from the Identification Unit are processing the crime scene.

3:03am–#Trumbull CT–Police are reporting a large power outage in Trumbull from Tashua, Spring Hill to Madison Avenue is without power.  UI has been notified.

#Bridgeport CT–Video Report–Police investigate first homicide of the year.

Just before 10:30 Saturday night  police received a call that a woman came to the Bishop Curtis Housing at 525 Palisades Avenue to check on her mother’s well being. When she entered the apartment she found blood all over the living room. She reported that her brother was barricaded in the bathroom and his girlfriend locked in the bathroom. Police and firefighters found two unresponsive people in the living room. One was dead upon their arrival and the other person was transported to Bridgeport Hospital. We have no information on this person’s condition. As with all breaking news this is preliminary information subject to change and pending the police investigation.

1:14am–#Bridgeport CT–  Police break up a street fight in the 900 block of Hancock Avenue.  One person was injured.

Just before 10:30 police received a call that a woman came to the Bishop Curtis Housing at 525 Palisades Avenue to check on her mother’s well being.  When she entered the apartment she found blood all over the living room.  She reported that her brother was barricaded in the bathroom and his girlfriend locked in the bathroom.   Police and firefighters found two unresponsive people in the living room.  One was dead upon their arrival and the other person was transported to Bridgeport Hospital.  We have no information on this person’s condition.  As with all breaking news this is preliminary information subject to change and pending the police investigation.