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🌱 Patch AM: Bridgeport Police Seek Person Of Interest In Fatal Shooting

Also, don't miss Molly Tuttle in Concert on the Bridgeport Patch calendar

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Hello Bridgeport! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police seek witnesses, video in fatal P.T. Barnum shooting
  • Bridgeport arrest helps unravel multi-state case against UK citizen
  • Will Bridgeport's arena keep hockey or become a concerts-only venue?

Also on today's calendar: Molly Tuttle in Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Nice with partial sunshine, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid with showers around, temps: high: 72, low: 68.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bridgeport Police Seek Person Of Interest In Fatal Shooting (patch.com) — Bridgeport residents are being urged to help police identify a person of interest in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of 46-year-old former P.T. Barnum resident Johnny Nesmith outside Building 21. Detectives say many people were nearby when Nesmith was shot multiple times and are asking witnesses or anyone with cellphone video to contact the Bridgeport Police Homicide Unit or Detective Jeffrey Holtz directly.
   

• UK Citizen Sentenced For Unlawful Reentry To U.S. After Bridgeport Arrest: Feds (patch.com) — A United Kingdom citizen first arrested in Bridgeport under an alias has been sentenced in federal court for unlawfully reentering the U.S. after removal to Canada. His Bridgeport arrest on state charges helped uncover a trail of alleged fraud and larceny cases across Connecticut and several other states, and he is expected to be deported to the U.K. after serving his sentences.
   

• Proposal would keep minor league hockey playing at Bridgeport's arena (ctpost.com) — Bridgeport's downtown arena could keep professional hockey if a new bidder's plan to launch a minor league expansion team is chosen over competing proposals that would scrap the ice. City and state officials are weighing six bids, including one from amphitheater developer Howard Saffan that seeks major public funding and eliminates sports. The decision will shape winter crowds, downtown restaurants, and the arena's economic impact for decades.
   

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    I got a pair of Guinea pigs.Finally, they're so cute.They're hiding now, but when they come out in about I will send some pictures.Thank you all for… (Nextdoor Black Rock)
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    these kittens may get hit by a car or taken by the wrong people! (Nextdoor Bridgeport)
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🗞 Nearby News

Stratford

  • Scooter Stolen From Elderly Resident, Suspects Sought: Stratford Police (patch.com)
  • 15 Pioneering Black-Owned Bookstores Supporting Social Change (bookstr.com)
  • News 12 gets rare look inside Bridgeport's Remington Woods project (news12.com)

Fairfield

  • Fairfield Ludlowe & Warde High Schools Among Top 25 In CT: U.S. News & World Report (patch.com)

Trumbull

  • Updated 2026 Pool Schedule Released For Trumbull (patch.com)

Ok Bridgeport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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