Bridgeport Man In Custody After Trying To Kill Ex-Wife: Police

BRIDGEPORT, CT — City police said a 33-year-old Bridgeport resident was captured at the Canadian border on Wednesday after trying shoot and kill his ex-wife in the East End of Bridgeport less than 24 hours earlier.

The Bridgeport Police Department determined Joao Victor Borges De Queiroz, 33, was hiding in the trunk of his ex-wife's car when she left for work on Tuesday, Dec. 23.

Police said Borges De Queiroz then fired a shot at her after he pushed down the rear seat of the car.

The bullet went through the front windshield, narrowly missing his ex-wife, who is also 33 years old, police said.

According to the BPD, Borges De Queiroz then choked the victim from behind as she drove for safety.

She was eventually able to disarm her ex-husband and throw the gun out of the window, police said.

Bourges then continued to assault his ex-wife after she fought her way out her car at the intersection of Orange Street and Central Avenue, police said.

The victim ultimately ran to a nearby house for help.

Much of the incident was recorded on video and the gun and the victim's car were recovered by police, the BPD said.

Police said Borges De Queiroz was initially stopped by Canadian officers at the Vermont-Canada border in the overnight hours on Wednesday.

He was then handed over to U.S. Border Patrol, who took him into custody on a Bridgeport Police warrant, the BPD said.

Borges De Queiroz faces charges that include criminal attempt at murder, criminal attempt at first-degree assault, first-degree kidnapping with a firearm, first-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree stalking, third-degree assault, and carrying a pistol without a permit.

His bond was set at $1 million, and Borges De Queiroz will be extradited back to Connecticut, where he will be arraigned, police said.

"The quick capture of Borges De Queiroz was the result of a cohesive collaboration between the Bridgeport Police Department's Patrol Division, Domestic Violence Unit, Warrants Unit, and Homicide Unit, as well as United States Federal Law Enforcement and Canadian Law Enforcement," wrote the BPD.