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Bridgeport Man Held On $1M Bail For June Homicide, Police Say
An area man has been arrested for the alleged June murder of a North Carolina man who grew up in the area and was back staying with his mother.
Eugene Brown, 35, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 16, by Bridgeport Police Officer Mark Martocchio for the Monday, June 24, shooting death of Anthony McKinstry, 30, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police.
"The arrest was the result of the outstanding work done by Detective Jorge Cintron and all the others that assisted in this case," said Lt. Christopher LaMaine.
McKinstry was found lying in a pool of blood o…
Suspect Charged In Fatal Stabbing, Bridgeport's First Homicide Of 2019
Bridgeport Police have made an arrest in the first homicide of the year that left one man dead and a woman injured.
Kenyon Gay, 41, of Bridgeport and West Haven, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 15, for the stabbing death of a 39-year-old local man following a dispute, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police.
The killing took place around 6;15 p.m. Monday when Bridgeport resident Razzie Hancock was stabbed in the chest at 136 Bishop Avenue and died as a result of his injuries, Jones said.
Detectives quickly identified a suspect and Gay was arrested and charged with murder,…