A late-night shooting outside Tulunes in Geistown Borough spiraled into a car crash and a DUI arrest, leaving a 21-year-old Johnstown man hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his lower back, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Troopers say the chaos began in the bar's parking lot early Saturday, when the 21-year-old was shot. A 22-year-old Johnstown man then tried to rush him to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center but crashed into a house's retaining wall at Ruby and Penrod streets in Stonycreek Township. The wounded man was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
What troopers say
Pennsylvania State Police say they responded after 1 a.m. and that troopers and local officers canvassed the area for witnesses and any available video. Investigators were told the two men are acquaintances. No firearm has been recovered, and no additional arrests have been made at the time of the release, as reported by WTAE.
Where investigators are working
Tulunes is listed at 90 Lulay Street in Johnstown, putting the reported shooting in Geistown Borough. The follow-up crash at Ruby and Penrod streets in Stoneycreek Township left the vehicle towed from the scene and a house's retaining wall damaged.
Officials are asking anyone with information to contact Troop A in Ebensburg at 814-472-1653, per the Pennsylvania State Police Troop A directory. Tulunes lists its address on its Tulunes site.
Local context
The 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI after the crash. That arrest comes as Pennsylvania State Police highlight a broader impaired-driving problem statewide. Over the recent Easter weekend, troopers reported hundreds of DUI arrests and more than 500 crash responses, according to statistics reported by WPXI.
