Kyle Dear, 22, was fatally shot in Bridgeport’s P.T. Barnum Housing Complex on the evening of June 13, 2022. Police say ShotSpotter alerts and 911 calls brought officers to the area between buildings 10 and 11 around 8:30 p.m., where paramedics found Dear on the ground with numerous gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bridgeport’s homicide squad identified 19-year-old Amheir Noel, a resident of the same complex, as the suspect. Investigators described the shooting as an act of retaliation; Noel told police friends of Dear had previously robbed and pistol-whipped him. Noel was arrested on unrelated charges on June 22, 2022, and during a post-arrest interview confessed to the shooting. He was charged with murder and carrying a pistol without a permit.

Dear’s mother spoke in court about her grief and her objections to the case’s resolution. Does anyone have information about Kyle’s life in Shelton or his time at the P.T. Barnum complex that could shed light on what led to this killing?