Police have arrested one suspect in the murder a Bridgeport grocery store owner on Saturday afternoon and are looking for the other.
Leighton Vanderberg, 22, of New Haven, was arrested Wednesday and charged with the felony murder of 57-year-old Jose Salgado. Police said he was taken into custody in New Haven and is being held on unrelated charges.
New Haven police said investigators found the Ford Focus sought in connection with the Bridgeport murder on Blake Street on Tuesday night. The vehicle is similar to a car seen near the scene of a New Haven homicide last week, but police have not confirmed a connection between the cases.
When police went to Vanderberg's home Wednesday morning, he acknowledged driving the car and going inside the store with Treizy Lopez, 18, of New Haven, according to police.
Vanderberg's bond was set at $1 million bond, according to Bridgeport police. Lopez remains at large and is believed to be in the New Haven area.
Salgado was killed Saturday night while working at the store he owns with his wife, Sapiao's Grocery at 351 Lexington Avenue in Bridgeport. The robbers wielded handguns and demanded money, according to police.
Police said one of the men shot him right after Salgado handed over the cash.
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New Haven police said Lopez was arrested on separate charges last Thursday when an officer saw him riding a scotter without face or eye protection.
Police discovered that the scooter was stolen and charged Lopez with third-degree larceny and driving a motorcycle with no face protection.
Bridgeport Asst. Chief James Nardozzi put out a plea Wednesday asking Lopez to surrender.
"Do yourself a favor, if you are watching this, and turn yourself in to police. We're going to find you. We're not going to give up," he said. "We're going to find where yo uare and you're going to be brought to justice."
