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Drive-By Shooter Sentenced to 6 Years
A Bridgeport man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for his role in a drive-by shooting that left a resident nearly struck. Rashad Dancy, 26, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.
On May 5, 2014, Bridgeport Police responded to a report of shots fired in front of a house on Shelton Street. Witnesses reported the gunfire came from a red Ford Fusion, and subsequent analysis of surveillance camera videos confirmed the reports. Officers recovered several 7.62×39 ammunition casings at the scene.
Police then located a red Ford Fusion on Willow Street and saw Dancy enter the car and drive away. Officers stopped the car, questioned Dancy and recovered a spent rifle cartridge head stamped “762×39.” Dancy then consented to a search of his residence, where officers seized a loaded .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun, as well as drug packaging materials.
The investigation revealed that Dancy had rented a red Ford Fusion in April 2014 and, that on May 2, 2014, a friend of Dancy’s had been shot and killed during an altercation at a Danbury nightclub. The Shelton Street residence where the drive-by shooting occurred was the home to individuals who were involved in an altercation at that nightclub on May 2.
Dancy’s criminal history includes convictions related to trafficking heroin and marijuana. It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to possess a firearm or ammunition that has moved in interstate or foreign commerce.
This matter was investigated by the Bridgeport Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rahul Kale. Dancy has been detained since his arrest on May 5, 2014. On March 2, 2015, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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