Murder Victim ID’ed

by Melissa Bailey | January 26, 2009 3:14 PM | Permalink

Police have released the name of the city’s first homicide victim of 2009.

Johnny Gilmore, 22, of Frank Street in the Hill, was fatally shot near Cody’s Diner early Saturday morning. The shooting happened at Water and Brown Street at about 2:25 a.m., police said.

Gilmore was in the area of 95 Water St. when someone in a dark vehicle shot him, according to police. The vehicle fled the scene. Gilmore was rushed to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.

His death came on the heels of another shooting, this one in the downtown clubbing district. At 2 a.m. Saturday at Crown and High Streets, a man in his late 20s was shot in the leg. Police believe the victim was an innocent bystander caught in the fray of a robbery gone awry. The intended target was a man from Bridgeport, who fled from a man who tried to rob him, police said. As the man fled, the robber fired at him. The bullet missed the target and hit the bystander instead, police said. As of Monday, no suspects had been identified in either shooting, according to police spokesman Officer Joe Avery. Anyone with information on either incident is encouraged to call police at 946-6304. In other news: Claire’s Corner Copia restaurant at 1000 Chapel St. resumed business Monday after a weekend break-in. An employee showed up for work at 6:30 a.m. Sunday to find the front door smashed in with a brick sitting nearby, according to Avery. Thieves raided two black cash boxes, which were seized by police for fingerprinting. For block-by-block year-to-date crime info, and daily crime maps, check the Independent’s crime log. Recipient's Email:

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