Police UPDATE:
On October 2, 2020 at 2003 hours, shots were fired inside 375 Pequonnock Street. This is the location of Quick Stop Barber Shop. A gunman entered the barbershop and fired at workers and patrons inside. A 39-year-old male employee was shot once in the arm and neck and fled from the establishment. Responding officers found this victim down the street and applied a tourniquet to his wound to stop severe bleeding. This victim was transported by medics to St. Vincent’s Medical Center where he was treated for a serious injury to his arm. This victim is expected to survive. A second male victim identified as Jamain Allen, 40, was found in the lot next to the barbershop. Allen was shot multiple times in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are processing a crime scene at 375 Pequonnock Street and the public should expect road closures in the area for several hours as evidence is collected. Anyone with information about this crime should call Detective Cintron at 203-581-5227, or citizens can also call the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS. All information will remain confidential.
2020-10-02@8:07pm–#Bridgeport CT– Two people were shot in the 300 block of Pequonnick Street. One man was struck in the arm and transported to the hospital. The second victim died of his injures in an empty lot next to the barbershop.