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One Man Injured In Shooting Over Cigarette Smoke In Bridgeport

Amy Maciaszek
Bridgeport police say one man shot another man because he was bothered by smoking, News 12 Connecticut says.
Bridgeport police say one man shot another man because he was bothered by smoking, News 12 Connecticut says. Photo Credit: File

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport police are investigating a shooting Thursday that left a man with minor injuries, and appears to have been sparked by an argument over cigarette smoke, News 12 Connecticut reported.

Two men started to argue at about 5:30 p.m. Thursday outside a house on Sherwood Avenue about whether smoking was allowed, police told News 12. The man complaining about the smoke took out a gun and shot the man who was smoking, News 12 Connecticut said.

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