Trumbull Man Fired Several Gunshots On Halloween Night 2017: PD

TRUMBULL, CT — A Trumbull man has been arrested in connection with a Halloween shooting that occurred in 2017, police said. Trumbull Police charged Anthony Digirolamo, 20, of White Plains Road, with various weapons related charges following an extensive investigation.

Trumbull Police Detectives obtained evidence from the scene, reviewed nearby video
surveillance footage, conducted numerous interviews and served several search warrants over the
past year in their effort to identify those responsible for the shooting, police said in a news release.

Forensic tests were conducted that provided "critical evidence" and eyewitnesses were located who identified Digirolamo as the person who fired the gun, police said. An arrest warrant was issued by the court for Digirolamo which indicated that the incident stemmed from a dispute with the group of youths just prior to the shooting, police said.

Although multiple shots were fired, no was injured in the incident, police said. On October 31, 2017, around 9 p.m. Trumbull police received multiple 911 calls regarding gunshots in the area of Leffert Road and Unity Road.

Responding officers located shell casings in the area but were unable to locate a victim or the shooter. Neighborhood residents reported hearing gunshots around the same time that a group of about twenty youths were in the area and some witnesses told police that a man jumped out of a black vehicle and fired a semiautomatic handgun at those youths, police said.

Police then located the large group of youths walking on White Plains Road. Police learned that while trick or treating, the group had been at a home on White Plains Road where Digirolamo resided with his parents, police said.

A dispute reportedly occurred where one of the youths allegedly threatened a member of Digirolamo’s family, police said. The youths left the property when they were told that police were being called.

Digirolamo then also left the home in his car, which matched the description given by witnesses as the one involved with the shooting, police said. Digirolamo was questioned at his home that night but he denied any involvement, police said.

Anthony Digirolamo was charged with:
Carrying a Pistol Without Permit
Illegal Possession of Weapons in a Motor Vehicle
Illegal Discharge of a Firearm
Discharge of Firearm on a Public Highway
Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree
Criminal Attempt of Assault in the First Degree
Interfering with Investigation of an Officer.

Digirolamo was held on a $75,000 bond for a court date of December 21, 2018.