Just after 8:11pm Sunday night police received numerous calls for shots fired on Hurd and Goodsell Street.  A man with a long gun shot inside the gray SUV at Hurd and Goodsell Street .  The SUV fled the scene to St. Vincent’s Hospital where two people insideImage3 were shot, one in the head and in very serious condition.  This is breaking news and there isn’t a lot of information as police investigate the crime scene and talk to witnesses.  If we get any updates I will let you know on DoingItLocal.com

UPDATE–Police press release: (Bridgeport, CT — April 22, 2013) — Two people were wounded Sunday evening in a shooting. Officers responded to 207 Hurd Ave. just after 8 p.m. on a report of shots fired. When patrol officers arrived, they learned that two victims had been hit and were being taken by private vehicles to St. Vincent’s.

Police responded to the hospital. At the shooting scene, police located a tan four-door Buick in which the victims had been seated, parked across from 207 Hurd Ave. The vehicle had been struck numerous times by bullets. The victims who arrived at the hospital are: Kenneth Ebanks, 22, of Bridgeport. He was seated in the right rear seat of the vehicle. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arm. The second victim is Ashley Llyons, also 22, of Bridgeport. She was seated in the left rear of the vehicle and suffered a gunshot wound to the left hip.

Witnesses stated that an unknown vehicle pulled alongside the parked vehicle containing the victims and shots were fired. Both are reported in stable, but serious condition. Detectives responded and are investigating.

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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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