Ramon Peguero, a 32-year-old Hispanic man from Hartford, was killed on July 10, 2022, after being struck by a stray bullet during a targeted shooting. The incident happened about 4:55 p.m. at a large motorcycle and ATV meetup at the Atlas Gas Station on Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport. Two men on a white scooter approached the crowd; the passenger opened fire, aiming at 18-year-old Kazzmaire Dorsey of Bridgeport, who was also hit.

Peguero had no known connection to either the shooter or the intended victim and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. His girlfriend described his love of the bike community and said gatherings wouldn’t be the same without him. Bridgeport Police used surveillance footage to identify suspects and reported that the scooter driver confessed and that the scooter was later hidden in woods behind a library.

Arrests in the case were announced in August 2022.