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1 killed, another injured in Bridgeport shooting: Police

Police believe there were multiple shooters involved.
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City of Bridgeport police car

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A woman has died and a man was injured in a shooting in Bridgeport overnight Saturday, according to police. Now, officers are trying to find the ones responsible.

Bridgeport police got a ShotSpotter alert around 2:30 a.m. of shots fired near the intersection of Stratford and Carroll Avenues. City residents reported to police they heard multiple shots fired and saw two people shot.

Responding officers found a 28-year-old Bridgeport woman lying on the sidewalk on the 1300 block of Stratford Avenue. She was unresponsive and was pronounced dead on scene, police said.

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Officers learned of a second shooting victim, a 30-year-old Bridgeport man, who had arrived at an area hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. He is in critical condition, police said.

Police believe there were multiple shooters involved.

The Bridgeport Detective Bureau Homicide Squad is investigating the shooting. Anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call Detective Jeffrey Holtz at 203-581-5293 or use the Bridgeport police tips line at 203-576-8477.

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