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Bridgeport firefighter is dead after Stratford shooting
A Bridgeport firefighter is dead after a homicide in Stratford, according to officials.
At approximately 1:44 a.m., the Stratford Police Department responded to a report of a shooting on Feeley Street.
Upon arrival, officers found a male bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene shortly after by paramedics.
The firefighter was identified as 41-year-old Terrence Cramer of Bridgeport.
Cramer was an active-duty Bridgeport Firefighter for the last 9.5 years.
“Chief Edwards and the Bridgeport Fire Department are aware of the passing of Bridgeport Firefighter Terrence Cramer. We send our heartfelt condolences to the friends and family of Terrence,” said Bridgeport Public Information Officer Shawnna White.
After a brief motor vehicle pursuit, 41-year-old Jabari Bush was taken into custody in Derby at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, a felony arrest warrant for the murder of Terrence Cramer was charged to Bush.
Bush is charged with Murder, Home Invasion and Criminal Possession of a Firearm.
He is being held on a $2 million court set bond. His court date is issued for March 30, 2026.
The Stratford Police Department was assisted by the New Haven Police Department, the Seymour Police Department, the Shelton Police Department, the Derby Police Department and the Connecticut State Police.
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Woman killed in Friday head-on crash in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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