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Bridgeport Man Charged With Firing Off Gun On Madison Avenue

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A 44-year-old Bridgeport man was charged with firing off several shots on Madison Avenue on Sunday, according to the Connecticut Post.

A Bridgeport man was charged with firing off more than a dozen rounds outside two businesses on Madison Avenue

A Bridgeport man was charged with firing off more than a dozen rounds outside two businesses on Madison Avenue

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Police told the Connecticut Post that they responded to Madison Avenue early Sunday morning on a report of shots fired, and located more than a dozen 9mm shells in front of two businesses. Nobody appeared to have been shot, according to the Connecticut Post.

As officers investigated, they received a call that the shooter was sitting in a black Mercedes nearby, and police surrounded the car, according to the Connecticut Post. Inside they found 44-year-old Michael Stinson, as well as a 9mm handgun that was still warm, the Connecticut Post reported.

Stinson was arrested on a number of charges including criminal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm unlawful discharged of a firearm, reckless endangerment and possession of a large capacity magazine, according to the Connecticut Post. He was held on a $150,000 bond, the Connecticut Post reported.

Stinson was previously arrested on gun charges and served more than a decade in prison on a manslaughter charge in connection with a shooting death, the Connecticut Post reported.

Click here to read the Connecticut Post story.

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