Authorities identified a suspect Tuesday wanted in connection with the crash that injured three nurses and a gunshot victim over the weekend at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.
Investigators believe 20-year-old Jaadir Goodwyn was one of three men inside the car that struck medical personnel at around 4:15 a.m. after dropping off a man who had been shot earlier in the Parkside section of West Philadelphia.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Goodwyn, and, once captured, he will be charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault, causing an accident with injuries, aggravated assault by vehicle and related crimes, prosecutors said. Authorities did not say whether Goodwyn was the driver.
“What happened on Saturday was an assault,” Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel told reporters during a news conference late Tuesday afternoon outside the hospital.
Police said Goodwyn and two other men loaded the 28-year-old gunshot victim into a Jeep Cherokee after he was injured on the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue at around 4 a.m. They drove to Penn Presbyterian’s emergency bay, and all three entered the medical center to beg for help, Deputy Police Commissioner Frank Vanore said.
Three nurses came out with a gurney to remove the man from the car and offer treatment, according to authorities. A Penn Police cruiser with lights and sirens activated arrived, and that’s when the three suspects jumped into the car and sped away, recklessly and intentionally striking the nurses, Vanore said.
One of the nurses, a 36-year-old man, suffered internal bleeding and facial injuries and remains in critical condition, officials said Tuesday. The shooting victim was also struck and is being treated for serious injuries.
Two other nurses – both men, ages 37 and 51 – were hit and hospitalized in stable condition following the crash.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the hospital has changed its policy to ensure that cars are completely turned off before medical staff come out to treat a patient, Penn Medicine leaders said.
Law enforcement recovered the suspect’s Jeep later Saturday in Upper Darby. The probe into the crash, as well as the Belmont Avenue shooting, is ongoing, city officials said.
