Richard McDonald, 22, was shot in the Greene Homes housing project, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police.
McDonald, who had recently been released from prison on drug charges, was the city's 10th homicide of the year.
Police did not release additional information on the case, including whether it was drug-related.
McDonald was sentenced to four years in prison after being busted for selling drugs in April 2016, court records show.
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