Man In Serious Condition After Falling Two Stories During Police Chase
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- You could say it started as routine, Pittsburgh Police Zone One officers on patrol in Woods Run spotted a suspect with warrants out for his arrest.
It all started Sunday around 5 p.m. when officers were on patrol in Brighton Heights.
"What transpired after, I was just completely in shock," said Jacob Dumont, a witness on the scene.
Dumont captured how it ended on his cell phone.
Pittsburgh Police officers were on the roof of a home in the 3100 block of McClure Avenue, and firefighters were called in to get them down after a daring rooftop chase in pursuit of a suspect leaping from building to building to try to escape.
"When police made the jump to the second roof, a lot of people couldn't believe it," said Dumont. "That was very brave of everyone involved, I give them a lot of credit."
The man was 28-year-old Erik Vaughn of Manchester.
He made his way to the roof after ducking inside a friend's house to hide. The suspect finally jumped two stories to the alley below.
Officers waited for the rescue ladder.
"It was a pretty pitched roof, so they had to slide and ease on down to the ladder to get rescued and firemen were coaxing them down to get on the ladder," said Dumont. "Showing them the ropes to get on and slowly they made their way down."
Paramedics rushed the Vaughn to the hospital in serious condition.
