The suspect in the death of a 28-year-old Bridgeport man in February is in police custody.
Police took Bernard Brandon, 32, into custody at a house in the westside of the city at 10 a.m. on Friday.
Brandon is suspected of killing 28-year-old Javoni Patton, of Bridgeport, on Feb. 11, according to Bridgeport police.
Police said they found Patton suffering from several gunshot wounds when they responded to Stratford and Connecticut avenues just after 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 and he died at Bridgeport Hospital soon after arriving.
Patton had been shot several times and investigators found his car a short distance away, with the driver’s door open and personal items strewn about.
Brandon has been charged with murder, criminal possession of a pistol or revolver, carrying pistol without a permit and a weapon in a motor vehicle and bond will be set at $1 million.
Bond was set at $1 million.
