2 shot, at least 3 injured after shooting leads to crash in Trenton, New Jersey
A man died after he was shot and then crashed his car, injuring multiple other people, Saturday night in Trenton, New Jersey, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
Officers heard shots were fired in the area of Spruce Street and Ohio Avenue just before 11:30 p.m. Friday, Trenton police said in an update on Sunday. The officers drove to the scene, parked behind a Volvo and got out to talk with a man who approached their car, police said.
But as the police went to talk with the man, a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 41-year-old man struck the Volvo, which sent the car crashing into the officers and hitting the patrol car, too.
On Saturday, MCPO identified the 41-year-old as Andrew Coates. Prosecutors said Coates had suffered a gunshot wound and lost control of the car he was driving, which led to the crash.
The officers, the Volvo driver and the 41-year-old were taken to the hospital, Trenton police said. Coates later died at the hospital, according to MCPO.
While detectives were at the hospital, a second shooting victim, a 34-year-old man, arrived suffering from a gunshot wound to his right leg. The second shooting victim is in stable condition, according to the prosecutor's office.
Additionally, officials said three cars, including the Jeep Cherokee, and a residence on Indiana Avenue were struck by gunfire. Thankfully, no one at the home was injured.
No arrests have been made in the shooting investigation yet. Anyone with information related to the shooting and crash is asked to call Mercer County Homicide Task Force Detective Jennifer Eyster at (609) 789-7346 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at (609) 256-0997.