Crime & Safety
Port Chester Police Interviewing Witnesses in Murder on S. Regent Street
No arrests made yet, circumstances of shooting still uncertain.
Port Chester police today are continuing to interview witnesses in the Saturday morning shooting death of a .
Police Chief Joseph M. Krzeminski said detectives have received conflicting information about the shooting of Wilfredo Rivera and they are digging deeper into the 12:15 a.m. incident that led to Rivera's death.
Rivera died at Greenwich Hospital after being shot once in the chest. Police said Rivera was taken to the hospital by friends after the shooting in front of 16 S. Regent St.
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No one has been arrested yet in connection with the shooting. Krzeminski said a motive for the shooting has not been confirmed, but he said it was not a random act.
Friends said Rivera was staying at 16 S. Regent St., although Rivera's father said his son had an apartment somewhere in Stamford, CT. Rivera's father lives in Stamford and his mother lives in Texas, according to police.
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No one else was injured in the shooting.
Krzeminski asks that anyone with information about the incident call Port Chester police detectives at 914-939-8419.
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