Arrests Made At Rally For Slain Bridgeport Boy: Report

HARTFORD, CT — Seven protesters were arrested after a protest of the death of 15-year-old Jayson Negron, who was fatally shot by Bridgeport police officer James Boulay in May, reports the Hartford Courant. Those arrested were charged with disorderly conduct, police said.

Family, supporters and other protesters gathered in front of the Connecticut Supreme Court building Monday to demand charges against Boulay and for investigators to reveal their findings in Negron's murder. Police said Negron and another man had stolen a car and had struck another Bridgeport officer with the car in May.

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An autopsy shows that Negron died from gunshot wounds to the chest, and the death was listed as a homicide.

Read more from the Hartford Courant here.