On Wednesday, July 2, at approximately 9:44 p.m., the Erie Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the vicinity of East 27th and Parade Street. PA State Parole Agents reported they had shot an individual during an investigation they were conducting. The subject then drove away in a white car heading west on East 27th Street.
An Erie police unit responded to the call for help and observed the car coming towards them at East 27th and German with the driver slumped over inside the car and the vehicle still in motion. Officers positioned their car in the path of the oncoming vehicle to prevent it from continuing into the intersection.
Officers tactically approached the vehicle and discovered that the driver was incapacitated. They pulled him from the vehicle and started rendering aid immediately. Additional officers arrived and assisted in rendering aid until EmergyCare arrived and transported the victim to the hospital. Unfortunately, the driver of the white car succumbed to his injuries.
Erie Police spoke to the State Parole Agent involved and had him also transported to the hospital for treatment of his injuries.
Erie Police contacted the Erie County District Attorney, and according to protocol, turned this investigation over to the PA State Police (PSP). The District Attorney and PSP will release details as they become available.
We reiterate that the Erie Police Department was not involved in the initial incident and will assist the State Police in their investigation.
