Cops: Suspect in shootings charged with gun possession
STAMFORD — Stamford police arrested a 28-year-old West Side man who they believe may have been involved in recent shootings.
Rashe Sadio, 28, of West Broad Street, was arrested after witnesses reported several gunshots on Jan. 15 near his residence, which faces Stamford Hospital.
Police responded and found four shell casings in the area, as well as blood on the doorknob and base of a door to the house. Sadio’s father, the owner of the home, arrived and allowed officers to search it. Inside, they found a safe and an empty semi-automatic magazine.
Officers applied for a warrant, and once it was issued later that day, they searched the rest of the home.
The owner of the home provided them a key to the safe, which contained 12 live rounds, according to the police report. A handgun grip frame and another live round were discovered in Sadio’s room, the
report said.
Police later discovered two live rounds of ammunition and a small Tupperware container with a deconstructed handgun inside once they searched the garage.
Sadio was arrested Thursday and charged with possession of ammunition and possession of a firearm. A $250,000 bond was placed on his arrest. He is due in court Wednesday.
In the police report, Sadio is described as a “prime suspect” in shootings that took place on Richmond Hill Avenue and at 34 Liberty St.
Sadio is a convicted felon, having been charged previously with robbery, possession of narcotics and the sale of illegal drugs and intent to sell drugs, according to the arrest report.