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Leon Richardson

Case from Bridgeport, CT dated Jul 27, 2026

Victim Details

Leon Richardson

Male

Black / African American

Bridgeport

CT

2026-07-27

18

Leon

Richardson

08/11/2026

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In the early evening of Monday, July 27, 2026, the life of 18-year-old Leon Richardson was tragically cut short on a street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Around 6:45 p.m., multiple 911 calls flooded the Bridgeport police dispatch, with callers reporting the sound of gunfire and a man bleeding inside a car on Catherine Street. When officers arrived at the scene, located between Washington and Harral Avenues, they discovered Richardson in the driver's seat of a Honda. He was suffering from a gunshot ...
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  • https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/fairfield/bridgeport-police-investigating-homicide-after-18-year-old-man-found-shot-inside-car/
  • Leon Richardson Obituary | Lester Gee Funeral Home, Inc. | 2008 - 2026
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