Early-Morning Scuffle Leads To Gunshots In Middletown: Police

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Middletown police said they have arrested a local man in a incident involving gunshots.

At about 2 a.m. Friday, officers responded to a shooting incident on Portland Street.

Following an investigation, Rashon Saunders, 35, of Middletown, was identified as the suspect, police said. It was determined that Saunders had been involved in a physical altercation with two others prior to firing several shots at them, police said.

Saunders was located and taken into custody hours later at a residence in New London, police said.

He has been charged with the following: two counts of attempt to commit first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, commission of a felony with a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, third-degree criminal mischief, violation of a protective order and second-degree breach of peace.

Saunders was held on a $750,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in Middletown Superior Court on Monday, records show.

No injuries were reported.

Police said anyone with information related to the incident can contact the Middletown Police Department's Major Investigations Division at 860-638-4140.