On the morning of Thursday, March 26, 2015, Jose Araujo, a 30-year-old construction worker from Cape Verde, was shot and killed while working on a ditch at the intersection of Chopsey Hill Road and Pond Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Araujo was employed by Burns Construction Co. and supported a young son.The shooter, identified as 33-year-old Gregory Weathers Jr., had first approached the site seeking work and was told to apply at the company office.

He left, then returned armed and, without any known provocation or prior acquaintance with Araujo, shot him while he worked.Police responding to the scene pursued Weathers on foot and found him hiding in brush on Saunders Avenue near his home. The firearm believed to be used was recovered next to him.

He was taken into custody and charged in connection with the killing.What details about the morning of March 26 might help explain why Araujo was targeted?