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1 Dead, 2 Wounded, Including Derby Man, In Shooting, Police Say
A report of shots fired in Fairfield County led to the discovery of one person shot to death and two others with gunshot wounds.
The incident took place in Bridgeport around 1:40 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 8 near the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Broad Street.
Bridgeport police and AMR medics responded to the scene where they found 29-year-old Dominique Jones, of Bridgeport, who appeared to have been shot to death, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police.
Jones was found in a parking lot located at the northeast corner of the intersection, he added.
A 27-year-old Bridgeport ma…
Man Accused Of Using Pepper Spray Inside Connecticut Business
A man was charged with assault for allegedly using pepper spray on employees inside a Fairfield County business, sending one to the hospital.
Freddie Trowell, age 29, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 23, after police responded to a business on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, according to authorities.
Trowell allegedly entered the unidentified business and sprayed a substance, and ran out, said Scott Appleby, Bridgeport's director of Emergency Management.
When officers arrived they found several employees outside with blood-stained eyes and mucus discharged from their nos…