Man Killed When Gunman Fires Shots Into Bridgeport Restaurant

A restaurant patron in Bridgeport was shot and killed Saturday night.

Police said Derrick Hill, 33, of Bridgeport had just finished eating at Rootsman Kitchen when a gunman confronted him as he was leaving the restaurant.

Hill ran back into the restaurant and the shooter fired multiple shots inside, striking him and a restaurant employee named Dennis Hines, 50. Hill died at the scene.

Hines suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks and was transported to Saint Vincent's Medical Center. Police said his injuries weren't life-threatening.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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