Milford Man, 30, Murdered in Bridgeport While Working Construction

Pictured above is the suspect Gregory Weathers Jr.

Jose Araujo 30, of Milford, who was working construction in Bridgeport’s North End Thursday morning was gunned down, and police arrested his alleged killer minutes later, police said.

The shooting happened at Chopsey Hill Road and Pond Street just after 9 a.m. The victim worked for Burns Construction company that was performing road work on Pond Street.

Witnesses stated that the suspect later identified as Gregory Weathers Jr., 33, of 449 Saunders Ave., approached a company foreman and inquired about a potential job, Bridgeport police said.

The foreman referred the individual to the company office to fill out an application. The suspect walked away but returned moments later and fired several shots without provocation, striking a different employee who was working in a trench along the side of the road, police said.

Araujo was pronounced dead Saint Vincent’s Medical Center.

Two Bridgeport police officers were working at the location directing traffic and immediately chased the suspect on foot, calling in their locations to 911 operators.

Other patrol officers converged on the area and located the suspect hiding behind a house on Saunders Avenue, across the street from where he lives. Police recovered a handgun.

“The suspect is in custody. He admitted to the crime. I can’t say enough about the work of our officers and detectives. Now, we are working to make sense out of something that doesn’t make sense,” said Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. in a prepared statement.

Weathers was charged with murder and gun charges.

At this time, no motive had been established. The suspect and victim did not appear to know each other, police said.

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Photo credit: Bridgeport Police Department, photo of the suspect, Weathers