CRIME & SAFETY
19-year-old man charged with attempted homicide after couple's car shot at in Erie
After ShotSpotter alerted officers, couple reported that man shot at their car as they were driving in area of Glendale Avenue and Pear Street, police said. Police said no one was injured. Erie Times-News. A 19-year-old Erie man has been arrested on charges that he tried to kill an Erie...
Coroner rules on death of 40-year-old man struck by train in Erie Thursday afternoon
The Erie County Coroner's Office has ruled the death of a man who died after he was hit by a train on Thursday as a suicide. The 40-year-old man, whom authorities said was homeless, died on Thursday at 10:13 p.m. at UPMC Hamot following the accident, which was reported at about 2:40 p.m....
Erie man sentenced to 18 years in fatal shooting during mother's birthday party in 2022
Shannon D. Goodwin said he made a poor judgement or decision on the evening of Dec. 30, 2022, when he pulled a handgun he was not supposed to be carrying inside a crowded east Erie nightclub as people gathered to celebrate his mother's birthday. Goodwin explained, as he stood in...
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