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Report: Man charged in Bridgeport killing is hospitalized

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) The arraignment of a man charged with killing a road construction worker in Bridgeport has been delayed while he is hospitalized.

The Connecticut Post reports Gregory Weathers Jr. was supposed to be arraigned Friday in Bridgeport Superior Court, but the hearing was postponed because Weathers is under a suicide watch at Bridgeport Hospital.

Police say the 33-year-old Weathers opened fire with a handgun at a road construction site near his home Thursday morning after asking the foreman for a job. Thirty-year-old Jose Araujo of Milford was killed.

Authorities told the Post that Weathers was desperate for money to hire a lawyer. State court records show Weathers has two convictions for driving under the influence and three pending DUI cases.

Weathers' public defender didn't immediately return a message Friday.

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