Police are investigating a homicide after a man found with several gunshot wounds following a crash in Bridgeport on Monday night died.
Police responded to the 800 block of State Street at 7:41 p.m. Monday after ShotSpotter went off and people reported gunshots.
Two minutes later, there was a report of a crash at Park Avenue and State Street and police found a black Honda Accord that had crashed. The driver, 39-year-old Shamar Swinton, of Bridgeport, had been shot several times, police said.
Medics responded and brought Swinton to Saint Vincent’s Hospital, where he died, police said.
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Detectives are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Robert Winkler at 203-581-5244 or the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.
