Bridgeport

Man Dead, Woman in Critical Condition After Shooting in Bridgeport

Police said they were in a car when shots were fired at the car they were in.

A man is dead and a woman is in critical condition after a shooting in Bridgeport Monday morning. 

Police said 25-year-old Len Allen Smith and the backseat passenger, 33-year-old Georgia Comacho, were shot just before 12:30 a.m. in Smith’s car, which was parked at Union and Stratford avenues in Bridgeport. 

Both were taken by ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital, where Smith was pronounced dead, according to police. 

Comacho went through surgery and is in critical condition police said. 

Witnesses told police a vehicle, believed to be a white Jeep Cherokee, pulled up near Smith’s car and opened fire. Several hours later, a burned Jeep Cherokee was recovered in Shelton. 

Anyone with information should call Detective Heanue at 203-581-5242 or call 203-576-TIPS (8477)

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