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Teen Arrested After Gunfire Inside Trumbull Mall

https://youtube.com/shorts/wHuN-3Tqh4k Trumbull Police arrested a thirteen (13) year-old Bridgeport resident for firing a handgun during a dispute at the Trumbull Mall in December. The youth was apprehended just after 8:00 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2026, near his home after he ran from detectives who approached him to serve the active arrest warrant. He was charged with Attempted Assault 1st Degree, and Illegal Discharge of a Firearm, Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree, as well as other related crimes.  The boy was one of several teenagers who were involved in a dispute inside the shopping mall on December 26, 2025, and was identified as the shooter following the police investigation. No one was injured as a result of the gunfire.  Following the apprehension…

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Bridgeport News: Rollover Accident

2023-02-11@2:34pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A pickup truck flipped over in a crash at Lafayette and Gregory Street. The driver was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. Neighbors complained that the situation is due to there being only one stop sign on Gregory Street and that people often drive at high rates of speed on Lafayette Street. https://youtu.be/Rf6UfiBHa8A

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Chief Porter Holds Press Conference for February 6th Homicides

Bridgeport, CT – This afternoon, a press conference was held to discuss the two homicides that took place during the afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday, February 6th, 2023. Although unrelated, both homicides took place within a seven-hour span. The Bridgeport Police Department currently has additional officers on patrol for the remainder of the week to ensure the safety of Bridgeport residents that live in the areas of which the two homicides took place. The two victims of the February 6th homicides were identified as 26-year-old Tyheem Scales from Naugatuck, CT and 35-year-old Tyeshon King of Bridgeport, CT. Bridgeport Police Department says that there is no connection between the two homicides, but efforts are being made to resolve the shootings that occurred.…

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