Bridgeport Police Release Video Of Suspect In Brick-Throwing Homicide

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport police are asking for help in identifying a man caught on video who may have thrown the brick into a car window on Jane Street that resulted in the death of a Bridgeport man last weekend.

The Bridgeport Police Department Homicide Unit is asking for assistance in identifying the individual highlighted in this video.

Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police

K Reakes

07/20/2016 9:30 p.m.

Edy Morales, 41, of William Street, was struck in the head by a brick thrown by someone in a group standing in front of a two-family home, police said. The man in the video can be seen picking up a brick.

Police believe there was some kind of confrontation between the people in the car and the group, which began throwing rocks and a brick at the car, smashing the windshield and the passenger window, police said.

Morales was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Martin Heanue at 203-581-5242.

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