Johnny L. Nesmith, 46, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 9, 2026, outside Building 21 of the P.T. Barnum public housing complex in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Multiple 911 calls came in around 1 a.m.; officers found Nesmith unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital and pronounced deceased.

The shooting took place just hours after a residents reunion in a park across the street, and witnesses reported a crowd was nearby when the shots rang out. Homicide detectives and the Major Crime unit processed the scene; Detective Laura Azevedo-Rasuk is the lead investigator. No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified.

Bridgeport police have asked anyone who was present or who has information to come forward. Did anyone at the P.T. Barnum reunion that night see or hear anything that could help investigators?