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Middletown man charged in shooting

shooting suspect
Antwan Rufus
Middletown Police Dept

(Middletown, Conn./WTIC) - Middletown police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting last weekend.

Officers say 32-year-old city resident Antwan Rufus is their suspect.


According to police, Rufus is charged with shooting another male multiple times in the leg last Saturday on Williams Street.

A detective spotted Rufus on Wednesday in the area of Green and Main Streets where he was arrested.

Rufus is facing a number of charges including assault, attempted assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm and reckless endangerment, among others.

Middletown detectives say this shooting and another one April 28 on Maplewood Terrace are related.

Rufus's bond was set a $500,000.