Detectives Make Third Arrest Sept. 10 Shooting That Wounded Four and Killed One

“Detectives never stopped working this case. They followed the evidence where it took them and now have charged all three people that we believe participated in this terrible crime.” Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr.   (Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – A third suspect has been arrested  in connection with a 2013 shooting that wounded four people and killed another. Detectives Ada Curet, Paul Ortiz and Heitor Teixeira secured an arrest warrant charging Raashon Jackson, 23, in connection with the Sept. 10, 2013, shooting on Reservoir and Grandview avenues. LaChristopher Pettway died from his injuries. Four other males, who ranged in age from 15 to 20, were wounded. Jackson, who is incarcerated, was served with the warrant this…

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Three Arrested After Melee Outside Lounge

(Bridgeport, CT – March 10, 2014) – Three people face charges after a large fight outside Tae’s Lounge on Stratford Avenue. Officers Fabio Pereira and Dave Rivera were sent to the 1000 block of Stratford Avenue Sunday night for a trespassing complaint and instead encountered a large fight in the street. Rivera observed one male, later identified as Jonathan Sierra, 32, with a knife. He was being held by another male, who stated Sierra had stabbed him. Rivera disarmed the suspect and handcuffed him as Pereira and Officers Alexander Wilde and Michael Stanitis attempted to keep the crowd from attacking Sierra. Witnesses identified three suspects and provided an account of the incident, which apparently started over a dispute over a…

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