A man who was shot in the face early Sunday morning in Bridgeport is expected to recover.
Police said they were called to 231 Ogden Street at 1:51 a.m. for reports of gunfire. When they arrived, they discovered one victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the face.
Police have identified the victim as Jamie Nieves, 43, of Bridgeport.
Nieves was transported to Bridgeport Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police continue to investigate whether there is any connection to a possible dispute at a bar earlier in the night involving that the victim and his acquaintances had with another group of males.
Police towed a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the victim and a friend were in when the shooting occurred. It is being processed for potential evidence by detectives.
According to police, the shooter fled from the scene in a pickup.
