Remembering the 24 people killed in homicides this year in Bridgeport
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Bridgeport police are investigating two shootings that occurred Sunday afternoon./
BRIDGEPORT A full moon hid behind a cloudy sky the night of the city’s first homicide of 2020.
The violence of a near-record 12 months of violent death in the Park City began with the killing of 38-year-old Abdul Hassan Lemon in the 90 block of Remington Street around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 10. He had been shot multiple times. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died.
By the end of 2020, Bridgeport reached 24 killings. Of those 24 homicides, 21 were by gun, two by knife and one by strangulation.
Bridgeport Police actively investigating shooting on Fairfield Avenue
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A file photo of a Bridgeport, Conn., police cruiser.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT Police are actively investigating shots fired on Fairfield Avenue Friday afternoon, according to Director of Emergency Management Scott Appleby.
At 1452hrs BPD responded to ShotSpotter Alert on Fairfield Ave near Andover & Albion Sts. No reported injuries. A person went to hospital in a private vehicle but was not struck per BPD On-Scene Command. Anyone with information is asked to contact BPD TIPS Line at 203-576-TIPS. pic.twitter.com/4k2i1ie02V Bridgeport Police (@bptpolice) January 1, 2021
Blackburn Magistrates Court POLICE were called after a man outstayed his welcome at his girlfriend s house. Blackburn magistrates heard Jonathan Spence had got drunk and as she was ushering him out of her house trapped his fingers in the door. Spence, 39, of Albion Street, Clitheroe, was convicted in his absence of being drunk and disorderly in Brunshaw Avenue, Burnley. He was fined £220 with £85 costs and £34 victim surcharge. Samantha Hayward, prosecuting, said when police arrived at the address they had to take hold of Spence to stop him falling over he was so drunk. The householder told them he had been staying with her for a couple of days but had got drunk and became argumentative.
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Two men taken to hospital as police find man unresponsive in house on East Marsh
Police were concerned for a man s welfare after finding him unresponsive
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Two men have been taken to hospital after one of them was found unresponsive at a property on Albion Street (Image: GNP)
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