Cops: Woman fired shot in air to protect sister

BRIDGEPORT -- A woman who allegedly fired a gun into the air Saturday night told police she did it to "protect'' her sister, who was involved in a dispute.

Jacqueline Crosby, 40, of Fourth Street, was charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm after police tracked down reports of gunshots to her mother's home on Railroad Avenue. According to the incident report, her sister had been released from a treatment facility for the day on Saturday, and was collecting some belongings from her mother's house to bring back with her.

The sister got into an argument with a male friend over money at about 8:30 p.m., Crosby told police, and the man shoved both sisters. Crosby, who has a pistol permit, then got her gun and fired a warning shot.