MIDDLETOWN, CT — A 35-year-old man faces multiple charges after allegedly firing shots at two people following a physical altercation early Friday morning.
Officers responded to a shooting incident on Portland Street at approximately 2 a.m. on April 17, 2026.
Following an investigation, Rashon Saunders, of Middletown, was identified as the suspect.
Police determined that Saunders had been involved in a physical altercation with two individuals prior to firing several shots at them.
Saunders was located and taken into custody hours later at a residence in New London.
He has been charged with criminal attempt to commit assault in the first degree (two counts), reckless endangerment in the first degree, commission of a felony with a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm, carrying a pistol without a permit, criminal mischief in the third degree, violation of a protective order and breach of peace in the second degree.
Saunders was held on a $750,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at Middletown Superior Court on Monday, April 20, 2026.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the Middletown Police Department’s Major Investigations Division at 860-638-4140.
