12:22am–1/28/2018–#Bridgeport CT–In a story we reported to you minutes after it happened Sunday morning, police made numerous arrests at a shooting on East Main Street.  Police were working a detail in the parking lot of U-Haul at 650 Boston Avenue for an unobstructed view of the Elements Cafe at 1653 East Main Street.  Police had learned that there would be a birthday party there attended by known gang members.

A short time later police heard shots fired in the area.  Police located a vehicle responsible.  In plain view was a firearm protruding from the rear pocket of the front passenger seat.  Once an arrest of two suspects:

Police say they arrested 19-year-old Nazjeir Diaz, along with 19-year-old Khyren Best, both of Bridgeport.

Three additional firearms were also found within the vehicle.  Two of the firearms contained extended magazines. Also located within the vehicle on the middle console was 6 folds of heroin, total weight of 2 grams.  Please don’t ask me why the sock is in the picture, there was no reason given.

 

By Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

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