Bridgeport Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing Of Woman At Rooming House

BRIDGEPORT, CT — Bridgeport police are investigating the death of a woman who was found stabbed at a rooming house on Park Avenue early Tuesday.

Officers responded to the 350 block of Park Avenue at about 12:05 a.m. after receiving a report of an altercation involving multiple people, according to police.

Police said 41-year-old Bridgeport resident Willesha Riddick was found bleeding and unresponsive at the front door of the house. She was taken by ambulance to St. Vincent's Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Investigators determined she had been stabbed multiple times.

A second woman suffered a minor stab wound at the house, police said. She was treated at Bridgeport Hospital and released.

"Homicide Detectives conducted interviews throughout the night," said Det. Jeffrey Holtz in a statement. "The Major Crimes Unit was processing scene into the morning."

Holtz added, "The stabbings are isolated incidents and there is no danger to the public."

Anyone with any information about the incident is urged to contact Homicide Det. Elizabeth Santora at 203-581-5291.