SOUTH GREENSBURG, Pa. — A trooper shot and killed a man who ran from him and attempted to carjack a woman in South Greensburg Monday night, according to state police.
The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Edward Gorinski.
No officers were injured during the incident on Broad Street.
State police said the incident began when they received a call about a man whose family had a protection from abuse order against him.
They told police that he tried to call them, and a trooper was sent to check on the report.
Once the trooper arrived, police said Gorinski took off running. State police said when Gorinski emerged back onto Broad Street, a woman who happened to be driving by stopped her vehicle after seeing police.
As she opened her door, police said Gorinski used a .22-caliber rifle to try to carjack her.
When the trooper ordered Gorinski to drop his weapon, police said he refused. The trooper fired three shots, killing Gorinski.
“Unfortunately, our trooper was left with no choice but to try to protect the people around him and the woman in that vehicle,” Trooper Steve Limani said.
The woman in the car was not injured.
Police said Gorinski had just been released from the Westmoreland County jail Monday, when he broke into the residence of an acquaintance and made the calls. Investigators said he also stole the gun from that home.
The trooper involved in the incident has been on the force for four years and was placed on paid leave.