Crime & Safety
1 Injured In Bridgeport Stabbing; Suspect Arrested: Police
The stabbing occurred near the intersection of Wood and Benham avenues, according to authorities.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — An arrest has been made in connection with a Friday night stabbing in Bridgeport's Wood Park that left a 37-year-old Bridgeport man suffering a wound to his neck, according to police.
Bridgeport resident Evens Dorvelus, 46, was arrested at about 9 p.m. on Friday, minutes after the incident, with a blood-stained knife in his possession, said Bridgeport Police Det. Jeffrey Holtz in a statement.
The stabbing occurred near the intersection of Wood and Benham avenues, and police found Dorvelus walking on nearby Laurel Avenue when he was apprehended.
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"The motive for the stabbing was unclear," Holtz wrote. "Witnesses said the victim may have been attempting to diffuse a dispute between Dorvelus and [a] third man when he was stabbed."
Dorvelus was charged with first-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace. He is being held in lieu of bail of $100,000, and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Dec. 5.
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