Bridgeport Route 8 Shooting Appears To Be Deliberate: CSP

BRIDGEPORT, CT — State police troopers are investigating a shooting that reportedly occurred Wednesday morning on Route 8 southbound in Bridgeport, according to Connecticut State Police.

The male victim, whose identity has not been released, was shot while he was driving in his vehicle, and he subsequently drove himself to Bridgeport's St. Vincent's Medical Center.

"Approximately 11:20 a.m., Troop G-Bridgeport responded to St. Vincent’s [Medical Center] in Bridgeport after hospital staff reported that a male walked into the Emergency Department with a non- life-threatening gunshot wound," wrote Trooper First Class Kelly Grant in a statement. "The male reported the incident to have occurred on Route 8 southbound in the Bridgeport area. There is no threat to the public as this does not appear to be a random act or road rage-related."

The Connecticut Post reports that the shooting occurred between exits 3 and 5.

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