Crime & Safety
New Details In Shooting Of 18-Year-Old In Bridgeport: Update
The incident was reported Thursday, according to authorities. Update.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — An 18-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds Thursday afternoon in a shooting in the 300 block of Trumbull Avenue in Bridgeport, according to police.
"Party was shot 3 times and is alert, conscious, and breathing," Shawnna White, Bridgeport's Public Information Officer, wrote in a statement. "Transport to the hospital in progress."
The initial call to police came in at 3:52 p.m. as an assault with a weapon, but the city's ShotSpotter system also detected four gunshots in the area.
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White said that the victim was found in a parking lot of a public housing complex before being transported to St. Vincent's Medical Center.
A heavy police presence was in the Trumbull Avenue area following the shooting on Thursday.
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"A crime scene has been established, and the Detective Bureau is on scene and investigating," White said. "There are no suspects in custody at this time."
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