Bridgeport Man Accused Of 2020 Murder: Police

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 37-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested on a murder charge Wednesday in connection with the September 2020 killing of 21-year-old Nyair Charles Nixon, Bridgeport Police Capt. Kevin Gilleran announced.

In addition to the murder charge, Charles Lee Young, who is currently in federal custody in an unrelated case, was also charged with criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit.

Young is accused of shooting and killing Nixon at the Keystone Lounge on Barnum Avenue in Bridgeport.

"This arrest was the result of a combined effort between the Bridgeport Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Fairfield County States Attorney’s Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office," Gilleran said in a statement. "Tireless hours of work went into this case by former Bridgeport Police Detective Robert Winkler, Lieutenant John Andrews, Detective Carlos Vazquez, and Lieutenant Jason Amato. They carried on and never stopped working on the case behind the scenes. Thank you for your hard work."

Young's court set bail is $1.5 million, and he will be arraigned in Bridgeport Superior Court in early October.