Connecticut public safety

POLICE INVESTIGATE GUNSHOTS FRIDAY NIGHT

The Bridgeport Police Department is investigating an attempted home invasion on the West Side Friday night during which the suspects fired gunshots at persons outside the house as they fled. Officers were dispatched to a house on Butler Avenue at around 10:30 p.m. Friday evening, after a resident observed two masked suspects trying to break into a side window. The suspects jumped over a fence to get onto the property. After being scared off, the suspects ran to a car and fled, but not before firing gunshots at persons who were outside. No one was injured. A car belonging to one of the individuals who was fired at was struck by bullets. Shell casings were found in the area. Police…

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MAN SHOT MULTIPLE TIMES; PASSES FROM INJURIES

UPDATE: He passed away from his injuries this morning. From Bridgeport PD: MAN BROUGHT TO BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT A man believed to be in his early fifties and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds was brought to Bridgeport Hospital early on Saturday night by a private vehicle. He underwent emergency surgery almost immediately after his arrival and at last check was in critical condition. The victim has been tentatively identified. However, detectives were working to confirm his name and notify his family before releasing it to the public. The shooting is believed to have occurred in the area of lower East Main Street at approximately 7:15 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective…

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