Crime & Safety
High School Student Shot Dead in Bridgeport
The teen was sitting in a car Friday when he was shot to death, police said.
BRIDGEPORT, CT-- A teen who was acquitted by a jury of a downtown shooting was shot to death Friday in The Hollow.
Khalil Diaz, 17, was shot to death in a car, according to the Connecticut Post. Police believe the shooting is gang-related.
A suspect is in custody, but wasn't immediately identified by police. Two detectives were in the area when the shooting occurred and chased down the suspect.
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Diaz was a student at Harding High School. He was found not guilty in February of a August 2014 shooting.
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