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Bridgeport Man Arrested at VermontCanada Border After Alleged Attempted Killing of Ex‑Wife

Police credit a rapid cross-border effort for the arrest after a recorded attack in Bridgeport.

Overview

  • The suspect was identified as 33-year-old Joao Victor Borges De Queiroz, accused of targeting his ex-wife on Tuesday in Bridgeport.
  • Police say he hid in the trunk, pushed down the rear seat, and fired a shot that went through the windshield but missed her.
  • The woman disarmed him, threw the gun from the car, and ran to a nearby house for help.
  • Investigators recovered the firearm, the vehicle, and video that captured much of the encounter.
  • Within 24 hours, Canadian officers stopped him at the Vermont border and turned him over to U.S. Border Patrol on a Bridgeport warrant; he faces charges including attempted murder and kidnapping with a firearm, is held on a $1 million bond, and awaits extradition to Connecticut.