Bridgeport police identify victim in first homicide case of 2026
A fatal shooting overnight in Bridgeport has marked the city’s first murder case of 2026.
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A fatal shooting overnight in Bridgeport has marked the city’s first murder case of 2026.
According to police, a man was fatally shot in the 900 block of Noble Avenue around 3:30 a.m.
Investigators said the victim, identified as Jordan Thompson, of Bridgeport, was found inside what appeared to be an illegal club.
Residents who live in the immediate area of the shooting were not allowed to drive their cars out of the cordoned-off crime scene until police finished processing the area. Officers told them to "please sit tight until detectives have completed their work."
The fatal shooting did not appear to be connected to a separate shooting on East Main Street hours earlier where a victim was seriously injured, according to Police Chief Roderick Porter.
The first homicide of 2026 comes amid a record low in the overall violent crime rate in Bridgeport, with three fatal shootings occurring in 2025, down from 12 the previous year.
