Man, 19, Charged in 2016 Bridgeport Murder

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Stamford man was charged with the August murder of a Stamford man in Friday, according to Bridgeport Police.

Police served an arrest warrant on Jeremy Middleton, 19, for his role in the murder of Shane Slinsky on August 27, 2016. Police say Slinsky was brought to Bridgeport from Stamford by three men he believed to be his friends, who intended to rob him.

When they stopped in front of 21 Wood Terrace, a small side street in the city, Slinsky was shot and killed. To sign up for Bridgeport breaking news alerts and more, click here.

According to a report from the Connecticut post, Slinsky, 18, was driven to the area to meet with someone for a drug deal.

Middleton was charged with felony murder, conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree and larceny in the third degree. He is being held on a $500,000 bond, and police expect to make further arrests in the case.

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