UPDATE: Bridgeport police said two officers were pepper-sprayed after a fight broke out at the site of last night’s murder. Police say the confrontation began as crowds gathered for a vigil in memory of 19 year old Eric Diza who was fatally shot in the stomach at Newfield and Beardsley Street. Chief AJ Perez says his heart goes out to the family of the murder victim, and he hopes people will turn their energies to assisting them as they heal. This was the city’s 20th homicide of the year.
9:27pm–#Bridgeport CT– Police calling for assistance, K-9 and the booking van at Newfield and Beardsley Street, the site of last night’s 20th homicide. Apparently, a rally is getting out of control.
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