Bridgeport Man Charged After Rifle Fire Near Schoolchildren

A 26-year-old Shelton man, Jailan May, was arrested after firing multiple rifle rounds on Stratford Avenue in Bridgeport during the morning school commute, police said. Gunshot-detection technology registered three shots at about 8:37 a.m.; police say video showed May firing toward children walking to school, who ran for safety, with school buses nearby. May told officers he believed he was being shot at after a man allegedly threw bricks at his car and shattered a window; another vehicle was also damaged by a brick. No students were injured, and Dunbar and Tisdale schools offered counseling to affected students. Police said May had a rifle, three handguns, ammunition and body armor; his pistol permit was confiscated. He faces charges including first-degree reckless endangerment and illegal firearm discharge, and his bond was set at $500,000.