Crime & Safety

Milford Shooting Suspect Found In Stamford Dies: Police

The man police say was the suspect in a deadly shooting in Milford over the weekend has died at Stamford Hospital, police said.

The deadly shooting in Milford occurred in the early morning hours of July 24, police said.
The deadly shooting in Milford occurred in the early morning hours of July 24, police said. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

STAMFORD, CT — A man police say was the suspect in a deadly shooting in Milford over the weekend has died after succumbing to injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.

The Milford Police Department tweeted Monday afternoon that Durim Berisha was pronounced dead at Stamford Hospital on Sunday.

Around 5:55 a.m. on July 24, police said a man entered a home at 9 Housatonic Ave. in Milford and confronted two residents there, shooting one of them. The shooting victim was identified as Chaz Wright, who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

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The man believed to be the shooter fled the home on foot to a nearby vehicle and left the city. He was located a short time later by Stamford Police at Cummings Beach, but he shot himself before he could be taken into custody, police said. He was taken to the hospital in "grave condition" Saturday.

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