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Stratford Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Bridgeport Man

STRATFORD, Conn. — A 24-year-old Stratford man has been charged with murder in a shooting death Saturday night in Stratford, police said Tuesday.  

Brandyn Ford was charged with murder in a Saturday night shooting death in Stratford.

Brandyn Ford was charged with murder in a Saturday night shooting death in Stratford.

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Brandyn Ford was arrested Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of Andre Pettway, 27, of Bridgeport on Saturday night, police said in a statement. 

Ford was arrested after members of the Stratford Police Department Special Response Team served a warrant at his residence. 

He was charged murder, weapon in a motor vehicle, risk of injury to minors, first-degree reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit.

The shooting occurred at about 6:50 p.m. at 54 Garibaldi Ave., police said. Pettway was transported to Bridgeport Hospital, where he died, police said.

Police had been seeking information about a black Hyundai Sonata that fled the scene of the shooting.

Ford was held on $1.5 million bond for a Tuesday court appearance.

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