Elkins Park Man Killed In NYPD Shooting Over Stolen Porsche: Report

ELKINS PARK, PA — A New York City police officer shot and killed an Elkins Park man in Brooklyn Tuesday night after trying to pull over the driver of the stolen vehicle.

Police initially ran the license plates of a Porsche and discovered it had been stolen in Pennsylvania, authorities said.

The victim was identified as Jumaane Wright, 28, of Elkins Park, Action News 6 reported.

Wright was taken to the hospital, where he later died.

Authorities said Wright was on federal probation for trafficking stolen cars from Pennsylvania to New York.

The investigation into the police-involved shooting by the New York Attorney General's Office is standard procedure.

Wright was fatally shot after nearly striking an NYPD lieutenant, who was part of a roadblock attempting to stop Wright speeding on the Belt Parkway.

Police tried to pull the driver over, but Wright allegedly refused and drove off eastbound on the Belt Parkway.

Wright swerved to avoid the roadblock and sped toward officers, either clipping or almost clipping a lieutenant, police say.

Investigators say the lieutenant fired a single shot, striking Wright, who kept driving for one more mile until ultimately crashing the Porsche into an NYPD vehicle.

Patch Staff Writer David Luces contributed to this report.