Police Probe Shooting After Bullets Strike Ex-Bridgeport Mayoral Candidate’s Car, Home

‘The BPD never stated this was a targeted act’ BPD’s Tiadora Josef said.
Police Probe Shooting After Bullets Strike Ex-Bridgeport Mayoral Candidate’s Car, Home
Bullets shattered John Gomes's car windshield on Park Avenue in Bridgeport, Conn., on Aug. 15, 2024. Courtesy of John Gomes
Juliette Fairley
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Police have not yet determined whether the bullets that struck former Bridgeport, Connecticut, mayoral candidate John Gomes’s car and apartment on Aug. 15 were intended for a specific individual.

Gomes was asleep during the early hours of Aug. 15 when a bullet pierced the wall of his apartment. After being awakened by police officers at around 3:30 a.m., he discovered that his car’s windshield and passenger windows were also hit by bullets.

Juliette Fairley
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