Good Samaritan killed while breaking up Bridgeport attack

Bridgeport police are looking for the people involved in the fatal stabbing of a Good Samaritan who was trying to help a woman being attacked. Authorities say Francisco Barbosa-Vega, 23, saw a man beating

News 12 Staff

May 29, 2012, 10:24 PM

Updated 4,524 days ago

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Bridgeport police are looking for the people involved in the fatal stabbing of a Good Samaritan who was trying to help a woman being attacked.
Authorities say Francisco Barbosa-Vega, 23, saw a man beating a woman on Arctic Avenue Sunday morning and tried to intervene.
Police say a second person got out of a nearby car and stabbed Vega, then the attackers drove away.
The victim's father has made a plea for those involved to come forward.
Anyone with information about the incident can call Bridgeport police or our info line, 203-354-INFO.
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