Bridgeport police have arrested three brothers in connection with a fatal stabbing earlier this month.
Jesus “BeBe” Ortiz, 23, Jhonathan “Scarfice Ortiz-LaPorte, 25, and Jose Ortiz, 26, were charged Friday morning in the stabbing death of 51-year-old Ivan Rodriguez Mendez on Oct. 18.
The brothers are accused of fatally stabbing Rodriguez outside the multi-family home they share on Seeley Street in Bridgeport, according to police.
Rodriguez Mendez was pronounced dead at the scene in Bridgeport’s 10th homicide of 2014. An autopsy revealed he died of blood loss from a stab wound to the leg, according to police.
Witnesses told police Rodriguez Mendez was involved in a fight with the suspects during which several shots were fired. Police said the brothers showed up at the home looking for Mendez and found him outside the house.
Police said detectives Jose Ortiz’s cellphone at the scene, which helped police identify the brothers as suspects.
The Ortiz brothers were each charged with murder, conspiracy and other related offenses.
