Teen Accused Of Firing Handgun During Dispute Inside Trumbull Mall Arrested: Police

TRUMBULL, CT — A 13-year-old Bridgeport resident accused of firing a handgun during a dispute inside the Trumbull Mall late last year was recently arrested, according to the Trumbull Police Department.

In a news release Monday, Police Lt. Brian Falkenstein said the teen was arrested near his home Friday around 8 a.m. after he ran from detectives as they tried to serve an active arrest warrant.

The teen was charged with first-degree attempted assault, illegal discharge of a firearm and first-degree reckless endangerment, as well as other related charges, according to Falkenstein.

Officers also executed a search warrant at the teen's home, where they found two handguns, Falkenstein said.

Officers are working to determine the origin of the weapons and identify the owners, according to Falkenstein.

The teen was remanded to the custody of a Bridgeport juvenile court and is scheduled to be arraigned, Falkenstein said.

The teen was one of several teenagers who were involved in a dispute inside the shopping mall on Dec. 26 and was identified as the shooter following a police investigation, according to Falkenstein.

In December, police said a gun was fired during a "heated argument" between several teens inside the mall.

"Officers learned that several teenagers, who were all known to each other, got into a heated argument while walking through the shopping center outside the Macy's store on the upper level," police wrote in a news release in December. "One of the teens displayed a handgun and fired at least one shot, but did not strike anyone."

No one was injured as a result of the gunfire, according to Falkenstein.