BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with a barbershop shooting that killed an employee and wounded another.
Bridgeport police charged 43-year-old Tavares Jefferson on Thursday with murder, attempted murder, and other crimes in the Oct. 2 shooting at the Quick Stop barbershop.
He was detained on $1 million bail pending a court arraignment. Barbershop employee Jamain Allen was shot in the head multiple times and died, while another worker survived a gunshot wound to an arm.
Jefferson has several convictions and pending cases on drug charges. Jefferson's lawyer says Jefferson is innocent of the allegations.
