Report from Captain Kevin Gilleran:
18-year-old Dylan Cruz-Tillery of Queens NY has an outstanding extraditable warrant out of Bridgeport Connecticut for the October 29, 2024, shooting that occurred inside the Marina Dining Hall at the University of Bridgeport.
The shooting injured one juvenile victim who was treated at an area hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the arm. This was a targeted shooting where Cruz-Tillery was familiar with the victim and had prior communication with him via social media.
On the date of the incident, the shooting created an immediate lockdown at the university with a large security and police response. A firearm and several other items of evidentiary value were located, secured, and ultimately processed by the Bridgeport Police Department’s Major Crime Unit. The lockdown was lifted early the following morning.
Dylan Cruz-Tillery has an outstanding warrant for Assault in the 1st Degree and Carrying a Pistol without a Permit. Bond is set at $250,000. Tillery is known to frequent 223rd Street + 106th Street in Queens Village, NY.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should immediately call 911. Please follow up by contacting the case officer, Detective John Knapp, at 203-581-5251. Citizens can also utilize the Bridgeport Police Tips Line at 203-576-TIPS.
