BRIDGEPORT — A Bridgeport city councilwoman’s son was among those shot Saturday night in the area of Iranistan and South Avenues, and she is calling for a serious examination of violence in the city.
According to city spokeswoman Rowena White, the three people shot were Dennis Moye, 48, son of councilwoman Denese Taylor-Moye (D-131st); Ronnie Pernell, 40, and Christopher Nichols, 38. White said they were among a group of people who had gathered in a parking lot after the funeral services for Nichols’ mother when shots were fired at the group from the direction of South Avenue.
“Units secured a crime scene with multiple shell casings from at least two different firearms,” White said in a emailed statement. “An empty holster and cellphone was found on the ground near a parked vehicle and what appeared to be blood.”
None of those shot had life-threatening injuries. Moye was shot in the right shin; Pernell in the back and Nichols in the right knee. A fourth man, Mark Bush, was treated for an ankle injury sustained while fleeing the gun shots.
Denese Taylor-Moye confirmed that her son was among those shot in the incident, which she said just continues a sad history of violence in Bridgeport.
“My heart is very saddened about the gun violence going on in this city,” Taylor-Moye said Sunday. “The tears I shed for my son are the same tears I shed for this city.”
She said the seemingly random nature of the crime is particularly upsetting. “They were just standing around talking,” Taylor-Moye said.
White said the city’s detective bureau responded to both hospitals and the crime scene. All transporting vehicles were secured and towed back to headquarters for processing.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Bridgeport-councilwoman-s-son-among-those-shot-13730508.php
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