Bridgeport PD: Warm weather directly linked to spike in shootings

Bridgeport PD: Warm weather directly linked to spike in shootings

<p>Bridgeport police say they saw a spike in shootings over the weekend directly linked to the onset of warm weather,</p>

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Apr 30, 2017, 1:52 PM

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Bridgeport PD: Warm weather directly linked to spike in shootings

<p>Bridgeport police say they saw a spike in shootings over the weekend directly linked to the onset of warm weather,</p>

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