Crime & Safety

Body Found In Stairwell At Bridgeport High School

Police are investigating after a body was found at a Bridgeport high school over the weekend.

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BRIDGEPORT, CT — A body was found in a stairwell at Bassick High School over the weekend, WFSB reported. Emergency responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

Dispatchers received the call about a person found dead Sunday at the school at 1181 Fairfield Ave., according to The Hartford Courant.

The medical examiner's office will determine the cause of death. Police are investigating.

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Anyone with information in the case should call Bridgeport police at 203-576-TIPS.

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