MAN ARRESTED FOR FIRING RIFLE AS SCHOOLCHILDREN FLEE
BRIDGEPORT POLICE ARREST MAN FOR FIRING RIFLE ON STRATFORD AVENUE TUESDAY AS SCHOOLCHILDREN FLEE (Chief's Statement Below) The Bridgeport Police Department arrested a 26-year-old man from Shelton after he fired multiple rounds from an assault rifle on Stratford Avenue during rush hour on Tuesday morning, forcing numerous schoolchildren to run to safety. At 8:37 a.m. on Tuesday, the department received a ShotSpotter Activation on Wilmot Avenue that detected three gunshots fired. Second later, the Dispatch Center received a call from a man saying he just fired his gun and was not sure if he had shot anybody. Officers located the caller, Jailan May, on Central Avenue. He was wearing camouflage body armor. May was standing next to his car, which…