Responding to a week that saw three people killed and several others wounded by gun violence in Bridgeport, the Connecticut State Police said it would increase its presence in the city, a spokesperson told Fox 61 News Sunday.
Brian Foley, assistant to Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella, said two state troopers would patrol “on a foot beat” for less than a full shift.
“They’re not there to make arrests,” Foley told Fox 61. “They’re there for visibility. They’re there specifically to quell violence and save lives and make the city a safer place.