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Deron Dacosta

Case from Bridgeport, CT dated Apr 04, 2023

Victim Details

Deron Dacosta

Male

Black / African American

Bridgeport

CT

2023-04-04

21

Deron

Dacosta

06/24/2026

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In the late hours of a Tuesday night in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the life of a young Black man was tragically cut short. Deron Dacosta, a 21-year-old male, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking lot on Trumbull Avenue on April 4, 2023. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in a residential area near the Trumbull Gardens housing complex.

Bridgeport police were alerted to the shooting by the city's ShotSpotter system and several 911 calls from concerned residents who heard th ...
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