Bridgeport Man Charged With Fatally Shooting Neighbor

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man was charged with murder after police say he shot his neighbor last month, according to the Connecticut Post.

A Bridgeport man surrendered to police and was charged with fatally shooting his neighbor last month, according to the Connecticut Post.
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Casey Donahue

08/16/2017 10:09 a.m.

The murder of 44-year-old Ronald Simmons took place on July 2 in an apartment building near the intersection of Norman Street and Freemont Street, the Connecticut Post reported. On Wednesday morning, Walter Gonzalez turned himself in to police after learning there was a warrant for his arrest, according to the Connecticut Post.

Gonzalez was charged with murder, as well as gun charges, according to the Connecticut Post. He was held on a $1 million bond and was set to be arraigned on Wednesday, the Connecticut Post reported.

Gonzalez is accused of shooting his neighbor Simmons after a dispute, the Connecticut Post reported. It was Bridgeport's 15th homicide of 2017.

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