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Man, Woman Shot Outside Restaurant In Fairfield County, Police Say Man, Woman Shot Outside Restaurant In Fairfield County, Police Say
Man, Woman Shot Outside Restaurant In Fairfield County, Police Say A man and woman were shot outside a restaurant following a dispute in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 2:30 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 18 at La Sabrosura Restaurant located at 533/537 East Main St. in Bridgeport. Bridgeport Police responded to the restaurant after receiving a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers discovered a victim traveling away from the area in a private vehicle, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. That victim, a 29-year-old Bridgeport woman, was suffering from an injury to her leg. The woman was quickly transported to an area hosp…

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Man In Dispute With Wife Had Knives, Wanted Officers To Kill Him, Bridgeport Police Say Man In Dispute With Wife Had Knives, Wanted Officers To Kill Him, Bridgeport Police Say
Man In Dispute With Wife Had Knives, Wanted Officers To Kill Him, Bridgeport Police Say Police were able to successfully talk a distraught man threatening officers with knives into surrendering following a domestic dispute. The incident took place around 9:19 p.m., Monday, June 15. Bridgeport Police received a call that the man wanted officers to kill him, said Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport's Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Emergency Communications. According to Appleby, the man was in a dispute with his wife when he grabbed the two knives and said he was going to threaten police when they arrived so they would kill him. “Bridgeport police arrived on the…

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by Kathy Reakes