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Man Shot to Death at Barbershop in Bridgeport: Police

A man was shot to death at a barbershop in Bridgeport on Saturday night, police said. 

Deon Rodney, 32, was at Just Right Cutz on Park Avenue when two armed men came in around 7 p.m. 

Rodney was shot in the abdomen during an altercation with the two men, though a motive for the shooting is unknown and it's not clear if Rodney was the intended target, police said. 

He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

Bridgeport officials said it's the city's 22nd homicide this year. 

Police are asking anyone with information to call the Bridgeport Police Department tip line at 203-576-TIPS.

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