Crime & Safety

1 Injured In Bridgeport Stabbing, Police Say

A suspect is in custody, according to authorities.

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A person was injured Monday night in a stabbing in the 100 block of Newfield Avenue in Bridgeport, according to police.

The incident was reported at about 9:15 p.m., and the victim told authorities that they were stabbed "while attempting to break up a dispute," Bridgeport police said.

"Patrol units were dispatched to the location and medics responded for patient care," Frank Rivera Jr., the city's director of Emergency Management, wrote in statement.

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Police took a suspect into custody at the scene, and the incident remains under investigation.

Additional details were not disclosed.

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