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32-Year-Old Charged For Late September Murder In Bridgeport 32-Year-Old Charged For Late September Murder In Bridgeport
32-Year-Old Charged For Late September Murder In Bridgeport A Bridgeport man has been arrested for the September murder of another man who was gunned down on a city street. Ricardo Torres, 32, was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 20 by Detective Robert Winkler for the Sept. 24 murder of Jorge Tirado on Fox Street, said Lt. Christopher LaMaine. Tirado, 36, was found slumped over the wheel of a vehicle that had crashed into a tree in Black Rock, around 8 a.m. by police in the area of Fox Street and Canfield Avenue. He had been shot twice in the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene.  Torres was charged with murder, criminal possession of a…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect At Large After 27-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Bridgeport's Second Homicide In 24 Hours Suspect At Large After 27-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Bridgeport's Second Homicide In 24 Hours
Suspect At Large After 27-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Bridgeport's Second Homicide In 24 Hours A shooting suspect is on the run after a 27-year-old was killed in Bridgeport, marking the second homicide in the city in 24 hours. The Bridgeport Police Department received reports of shots fired on Union Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald said. Upon arrival at the Bridgeport home, officers were met by family members who were in the process of transporting a man - later identified as Raymond Sierra - to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his chest. Officers assisted in transporting Sierra to the hospital, Fitzgerald said,…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds After Car Crash Near Bridgeport Intersection Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds After Car Crash Near Bridgeport Intersection
Man Found Dead With Gunshot Wounds After Car Crash Near Bridgeport Intersection Police are attempting to locate a shooting suspect who is at large after a man was found shot and killed in Fairfield County. Officers from the Bridgeport Police Department responded a stretch of Fox Street shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, where there was a report of gunshots fired near the intersection of Canfield Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found a one-car crash at the intersection, with a man found inside with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, police said. The 44-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released by police. Police sai…

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by Zak Failla