Connecticut

Police Probe Shooting After Bullets Strike Ex-Bridgeport Mayoral Candidate’s Car, Home

‘The BPD never stated this was a targeted act’ BPD’s Tiadora Josef said.
Police Probe Shooting After Bullets Strike Ex-Bridgeport Mayoral Candidate’s Car, Home
Bullets shattered John Gomes's car windshield on Park Avenue in Bridgeport, Conn., on Aug. 15, 2024. Courtesy of John Gomes
Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
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Police have not yet determined whether the bullets that struck former Bridgeport, Connecticut, mayoral candidate John Gomes’s car and apartment on Aug. 15 were intended for a specific individual.

Gomes was asleep during the early hours of Aug. 15 when a bullet pierced the wall of his apartment. After being awakened by police officers at around 3:30 a.m., he discovered that his car’s windshield and passenger windows were also hit by bullets.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
Freelance reporter
Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]