Man Killed in Bridgeport Died of Stab Wounds

A man killed during an altercation in Bridgeport on Saturday night was stabbed to death, the medical examiner has determined.

Police responded 83 Seeley Street just before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday after receiving a call reporting that someone was injured and found Ivan Rodriguez Mendez, 51, lying in a pool of blood in the road.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and his death has been ruled a homicide. 

This was the 10th one in Bridgeport this year.

Witnesses told police that Rodriguez Mendez was involved in an altercation with one or more other people, one of whom had a knife.

Several shots were fired during the dispute, witnesses told police, but the autopsy revealed the cause of Mendez's death was stab wounds.

Investigators are working to determine if the victim was shot or stabbed to death.

No one has been arrested and police ask anyone with information to call Det. Heitor Teixeira at 203-581-5256.

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