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CT Man Critical Following Shooting, Suspect Charged
A 24-year-old Fairfield County man is fighting for his life after being shot in the head on a city street. The incident occurred in Bridgeport around 9:20 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, in the 1200 block of Iranistan Avenue. According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police officers located the victim with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported by AMR ambulance to an area hospital, where he was listed in critical condition on Thursday, June 20. The Detective Bureau Homicide Squad responded and took charge of the investigation. The suspected shooter, …
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30 Rounds Fired, 3 Wounded, 1 Critically, In CT Shooting
Three people were wounded, one critically during a shooting in Fairfield County on a busy city street. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22 in the 1200 block of Park Avenue. Bridgeport Police officers responded to the area after receiving multiple ShotSpotter notifications and reports of numerous people shot, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. When officers arrived, they quickly located two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim, identified as a 38-year-old Bridgeport woman, appeared to have been shot in the leg. Po…
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Man Killed In CT Parking Lot Crash, Police Say
A 59-year-old man working as a surveyor was killed after being struck by a car in the driveway of a business in Fairfield County. The incident took place in the town of Fairfield around 9:20 a.m., Wednesday, May 17 in the parking lot of 2150 Post Road (Route 1). Fairfield Police responded to the business after receiving a 911 call of a person struck by a vehicle, said Lt. Michael Paris of the Fairfield Police. Upon the arrival of emergency personnel, it was determined that a surveyor, who was assigned to perform work in the area, was struck by a vehicle in the driveway of the bus…
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Food Delivery Driver Shot, Killed Outside Apartment Complex In CT
A Chinese food delivery driver was found shot to death in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Bridgeport. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 4 at 1525 Boston Ave. Officers responded to the apartment complex after receiving phone calls from residents and a Shot Spotter activation, Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police said. Police officers, along with AMR Ambulance medics, located an unresponsive 35-year-old Flushing New York, man lying on the ground next to an apartment building at 1525 Boston Ave., Gilleran said. The victim, a Chinese fo…
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Police Asking For Witnesses To Route 8 Watertown Crash That Killed Terryville Man
State police are asking witnesses to a single-car crash that killed a Terryville man on Route 8 in Watertown to come forward. The crash took place in Litchfield County around 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23 on Route 8 south of the Exit 38 on-ramp in Watertown. According to state police, John Wujcik, age 50, of Terryville, was driving a Jeep Wrangler southbound on Route 8 when it veered off the right side of the roadway and crashed into the rock ledge embankment. The Jeep rolled onto its left side before coming to a final rest. Wujik sustained serious injuries and was treated on scene, th…
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24-Year-Old Berlin Man Killed In Hartford Crash
A 24-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a two-vehicle crash early this morning. The crash took place in Hartford around 2:40 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 in the area of Capitol Avenue at Laurel Street. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, patrol officers responded to the area for a report of a serious crash involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, officers found a 2009 Nissan Rogue just east of the intersection in the middle of the roadway. They also found a gray 2020 Ford Fusion on the south curb of Capitol Avenue just east of the intersection wit…
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CT Man Killed On Street In Targeted Attack, Police Say
A 37-year-old Fairfield County man has died after being shot multiple times on a city street in what police are calling a targeted attack. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 1:30 a.m., Friday, June 10 in the 100 block of Pricilla Circle. When police arrived on the scene, they found the Bridgeport man lying down in the street with multiple gunshot wounds, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. AMR ambulance arrived and quickly transported the victim to an area hospital where he later died, Gilleran said, The detective bureau has since processed the crime scene, colle…
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Man Shot While Lying In Bed In Residential CT Neighborhood
A man was shot to death while lying in his bed at a Connecticut home. The 32-year-old Hartford County man was found around when police responded to a Unionville home for a report of a shooting at around 11 p.m., Wednesday, March 16. When officers responded to the home on Sunset Terrace they discovered the man lying in bed with multiple gunshot wounds, said Lt. Tim McKenzie, of the Farmington Police. Medical personnel from the Police and Fire Departments and AMR ambulance began lifesaving medical care for the victim, who has not been identified pending notification of next of…
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CT Police Save Two Kayakers Being Swept Away By Current
Two kayakers whose vessels overturned and were being swept away by the current were rescued by a Fairfield County police marine unit. The incident took place around 12:40 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18, in the Town of Fairfield. The Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a kayaker on the Long Island Sound requesting assistance after he and his friend’s kayaks overturned and were swept away by the current. According to Sgt. Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police, the caller reported they were in the water, wearing dry suits and life jackets and they were both hangin…
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Pedestrian On Highway Killed By Being Struck By Two Cars In Region, Police Say
Police are investigating after a man was fatally struck by two cars while walking on a highway in Western Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police said troopers responded at about 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5, to I-291 westbound, near the 1.5-mile marker in Springfield. Investigators found that a 42-year-old Hampden County man from Ludlow was driving a 2009 Toyota Matrix west on I-291 when the Toyota struck a man who was in the left travel lane/center median, police said. The pedestrian was then struck by a 2015 Chevrolet Sonic, driven by a 29-year-old Springfield man, police s…
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Former CT State Senator Critically Injured In Two-Vehicle
This story has been updated. A two-vehicle crash left a former Connecticut State Senator in critical condition at a busy Fairfield County intersection. The crash took place around 6:53 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, at the intersection of Boston Avenue and Noble Avenue in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport Police Captain Kevin Gilleran. According to Gilleran, the crash took place when a red 2002 Acura RSX was traveling westbound on Boston Avenue approaching its intersection with Noble Avenue as a gray 2010 Ford Fusion was traveling eastbound on Boston Avenue. Former State Senator Edwin Gomes,…
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Three Seriously Injured In CT Crash
Three people suffered serious injuries in a crash overnight in Fairfield County. It happened around 9:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, on the Yellow Mill Bridge located on Stratford Avenue in Bridgeport. A black 2010 Honda Civic was traveling westbound on Stratford Avenue approaching the Yellow Mill Bridge at a high rate of speed when it crossed over into the eastbound lane of Stratford Avenue and crashed into a gray 2016 Hyundai Sonata, said Captain Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police Department. The crash caused severe damage to both vehicles and the closure of the bridg…
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Body Of 19-Year-Old Recovered In Farmington River
A 19-year-old man who was swimming in the Farmington River drowned after disappearing in an area of water at least 20-feet deep. The incident took place in Hartford County around 1:40 p.m., Sunday, June 7, when the Farmington Police Department received a 911 call reporting a man was drowning in the river behind the Tunxis Meade Park. Officers from the Farmington Police Department responded along with the Farmington Fire Department, Tunxis Hose Fire Department, and AMR ambulance to assist in the water rescue, said Lt. Timothy McKenzie. According to McKenzie, fr…
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