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1 Killed, 2 Wounded During Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say 1 Killed, 2 Wounded During Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say
1 Killed, 2 Wounded During Fairfield County Shooting, Police Say One person was killed and two others seriously injured during a shooting in Fairfield County overnight. The incident took place in Bridgeport, on Saturday, Aug. 13, around 1:50 a.m. in the area of Barnum Avenue & Knowlton Street. Bridgeport police received reports of multiple parties struck by gunfire in the area of Barnum Avenue and Knowlton Street, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Police Officer Corey Baldwin was in the vicinity and observed the crime in progress, said police.  A Chevrolet sedan connected with the shooting began to flee the scene and en…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fairfield County Man Found Shot To Death In Car, Police Say Fairfield County Man Found Shot To Death In Car, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Found Shot To Death In Car, Police Say Police are investigating after a man from the region was found shot to death on a city street. Fairfield County resident Michael Harrigan, age 42, of Bridgeport, was discovered by police around 4:45 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 12, after receiving a call for an unresponsive man in a car. According to Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport, police responded to 64 Black Rock Ave., where they found Harrigan dead inside the car from an apparent gunshot wound. Police are conducting an ongoing investigation.  Anyone with information should contact Detective Martin Heanue at 2…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Victims Identified In Fairfield County Restaurant Shooting Police Call 'Tragic' Victims Identified In Fairfield County Restaurant Shooting Police Call 'Tragic'
Victims Identified In Fairfield County Restaurant Shooting Police Call 'Tragic' Police have identified the man who was gunned down and killed and another who was injured while inside a Fairfield County restaurant, saying the shootings are "tragic." The 54-year-old murder Stratford man who was killed around 12:55 a.m., Sunday, July 11, while inside the Copa Restaurant on Lexington Avenue in Bridgeport, has been identified as Joselito Calderon, of Stratford. The second man who was shot and injured has been identified as Niel Francisco, age 30, of Bridgeport. "Calling Mr. Calderon’s death and Mr. Francisco’s assault tragic is an understatement," said Bridgeport Police Ca…

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by Kathy Reakes
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One Dead, One Wounded In Shooting Inside Fairfield County Restaurant One Dead, One Wounded In Shooting Inside Fairfield County Restaurant
One Dead, One Wounded In Shooting Inside Fairfield County Restaurant One person was killed and another injured during a shooting inside a Fairfield County restaurant.  The shooting took place around 12:55 a.m., Sunday, July 11 at the Copa Restaurant located at the intersection of  Lexington Avenue and Harral Avenue in Bridgeport. When Bridgeport police arrived on the scene they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds, said Captain Kevin Gilleran. The victims were quickly transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital. One of the victims, a 54-year-old Stratford man, later died at the hospital.  The second victim, a 30-year-old Bridgeport man,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police ID Two Men Found Dead In Basement Of Fairfield County Illegal After-Hours Club Police ID Two Men Found Dead In Basement Of Fairfield County Illegal After-Hours Club
Police ID Two Men Found Dead In Basement Of Fairfield County Illegal After-Hours Club  Police have released the identities of two men found shot dead in the basement of an illegal after-hours nightclub in Fairfield County. The men, 38-year-old Charles Dimples Barnes, of Bloomfield, in Hartford County, and Fairfield County resident Norman Charles Peters, age 40, of Stamford, were found around 1:55 a.m., Sunday, May 16, in Bridgeport, said Bridgeport PD Captain Kevin Gilleran.  The men were found in the basement of the club on Main Street after Bridgeport Police responded to a report of shots fired and found Barnes in the basement at the club, Gilleran said. Ba…

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by Kathy Reakes
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40-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Fairfield County Home 40-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Fairfield County Home
40-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Inside Fairfield County Home A 40-year-old woman was found dead inside her home after police were called to perform a welfare check in Fairfield County. Jennifer Brelsford, of Bridgeport, was found dead inside a home at 176 Goodard Ave., around 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 18, by Bridgeport officers responding to the scene, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brain Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald said Brelsford was found with "obvious signs of trauma," to her body inside the home. Detectives are currently processing the crime scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of Brelsford, Fitzgerald said. Police are…

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by Kathy Reakes