Man with Two Knives Shot by Police After Rushing at Them

On May 16, 2024, at approximately 5:54 a.m., Bridgeport police officers were dispatched to 203 Birdseye Street on a report of a person acting erratically, knocking on doors, and brandishing a knife. Officers Israel Colon and Darryl Wilson, Jr. responded to Birdseye Street.
Upon arrival, they were immediately confronted in the street by Dale Stephenson, an AfricanAmerican male, age 49, of Bridgeport. Stephenson charged at the officers brandishing a knife in each hand. Officer Colon fired three shots at Stephenson, striking and wounding him.