A suspect wanted for murder in connection to Bridgeport's first homicide of 2025 is in custody.
Officers were called to the 200 block of Lake Street around 4:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of a person shot. Officers in the area found a man with gunshot wounds to his torso and hand.
The man was transported to the hospital and died of his injuries on Sunday morning, according to police. He has since been identified as 27-year-old Steven Vega, of Bridgeport.
Authorities believe there was a fight inside of a home on Lake Street that continued outside to the front steps of the single-family home.
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Police said 47-year-old Nelson Garcia turned himself in on Monday. He was served with a warrant charging him with Vega's murder, police said.
Garcia and Vega knew each other, according to police.
Garcia is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Tuesday.
