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Chief reports juvenile shot in Grove Street shooting; asks residents to check cameras
Summary
Bridgeport police reported a shooting in the 400 block of Grove Street that injured a juvenile. Chief Saleh asked residents to check home cameras for footage and gave monthly clearance statistics for March.
Chief Saleh told the council on April 8 that the police department is investigating a shooting on the 400 block of Grove Street that wounded a juvenile on Saturday, April (date recorded in transcript as "April at 2 p.m."). The juvenile was treated at Einstein Hospital and later transferred to Temple for follow-up care.
The chief asked residents with home- or business-facing cameras in the area to review footage from the time of the incident and to contact police if they saw suspicious pedestrian movement near the 400 block of Grove Street, saying such footage could assist the investigation.
In his monthly report the chief also summarized clearance statistics for March: the transcript records 13 Part I crimes with an arrest clearance rate recorded as 62% for those incidents, and 18 Part II crimes with 13 cleared by arrest. The chief told council that a 35% clearance rate "would be a decent" benchmark in general — a comment offered as context to help residents interpret the borough’s rates — and said clearance rates vary substantially by crime type and investigative complexity.
Council members and residents in the meeting remarked that Bridgeport’s short response times are a community strength; several council members encouraged residents to contact police or use the department’s messaging line when they observe suspicious activity.
No arrests or suspects were named in the public transcript; Chief Saleh requested public assistance and camera footage to support the ongoing investigation.
