Victims Identified From 2 Related Bridgeport Stabbings: UPDATE

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Bridgeport police have released the identities of the two people who were stabbed early Sunday in front Club Azul on the corner of Federal Street and Madison Avenue in Bridgeport.

Bridgeport resident Albert Josue Hernandez-Martinez, 25, suffered stab wounds to his torso, head, and extremities in the 1:55 a.m. incident, and died Sunday night at an area hospital, according to police.

While Bridgeport police and emergency personnel were dealing with the Hernandez-Martinez stabbing, authorities learned of a 27-year-old Bridgeport resident, Carlos Richard Martinez-Lopez, who was taken to an area hospital privately. He was suffering from a deep wound/laceration to his torso, police said, and he remains in critical condition as of Tuesday.

"The Bridgeport Police Department offers their sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Albert Josue Hernandez-Martinez," police officials said.

The two stabbings appear to be related and both appear to have taken place outside the establishment on Federal Street, according to Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran.

"The Bridgeport Police Department Detective Bureau has taken charge of the investigation," Gilleran said. "A crime scene along Federal Street and Madison Avenue was processed early Sunday morning."

Anyone with information about these crimes is urged to contact Bridgeport Police Homicide Detective Keith Hanson at 203-581-5243, or use the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS (8477).