Bridgeport Man Accused Of Shooting Victim Outside Of Local Nightclub

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 28-year-old Bridgeport man has been arrested on a warrant charging him with assault and weapons violations in connection with a Jan. 1 shooting outside Club Azul in Bridgeport that left the victim with a leg injury, according to police.

Christian Xavier Lopez-Rivera was found and taken into custody Thursday morning by members of the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force. He was charged with the following:

• First-degree assault
• Second-degree assault with a firearm
• First-degree reckless endangerment
• Carrying a pistol without a permit
• Illegal discharge of a firearm

The shooting occurred at about 3 a.m. near the intersection of Federal Street and Madison Avenue. According to police, the incident began with an altercation inside the club, and the shooting outside.

Police said the 19-year-old victim, also a Bridgeport resident, suffered an injury that was not a threat to his life.

Lopez-Rivera was held in lieu of bail of $500,000, and was scheduled to arraigned in Bridgeport Superior Court on Thursday.