Bridgeport News: Another Homicide

On August 27, 2023, at approximately 2:50 am Bridgeport Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation near the intersection of Pembroke Street & Arctic Street. ShotSpotter is a gunshot detection system. Once gunshots are fired in an area covered by this service, police receive a notification within one minute directing them to the location of the gunfire. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive 26-year-old Bridgeport man lying on the sidewalk just south of the intersection. The victim appeared to be suffering from a critical injury. Medics arrived and quickly transported the victim to an area hospital where he passed away. A short time after the initial ShotSpotter activation, the Bridgeport Police Emergency Operations Center received information of a second victim who…

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STRATFORD LIBRARY TO CLOSE FOR TRANSFORMER INSTALLATION

The Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford will be closed on Friday, September 8 in order for United Illuminating to install a new transformer outside the building.  The Library will remain closed to the public the entire day and its website, phones, email and online services will be unavailable while the work is being done.  Library materials may still be returned via outside receptacles.  The library will reopen on Saturday, September 9 at 10 am.  Current library hours are: Monday-Thursday: 10-8 and Friday-Saturday: 10-5.  For further Library information, call 203.385.4161 or visit its website at: www.stratfordlibrary.org.

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