Police: Man captured after shooting person multiple times in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police took Tomas Elias Laporte, 48, into custody last week. Laport is accused of shooting a local man multiple times in the leg on Stat...

Bridgeport police took Tomas Elias Laporte, 48, into custody last week. Laport is accused of shooting a local man multiple times in the leg on State Street and Iranistan Avenue on March 8. Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media BRIDGEPORT — A man was taken into custody after police say he shot a resident in the leg multiple times last month. Tomas Laporte, 48, was charged March 27 with first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit. He is being held on a $500,000 bond, Capt.