Erie police searching for suspect in drive-by shooting

Erie Times News

Published: May 29. 2009 2:50PM

Erie police are searching for a 23-year-old man accused of a drive-by shooting early today.


Police said Sylvester D. Tate shot four times at a man in the 300 block of West 20th Street about 2 a.m.

The victim, who identified Tate as the shooter, was not injured.

Police said that after speeding away from the scene, Tate crashed his Chevrolet Trailblazer into a utility pole in the 400 block of West 26th Street.

Tate fled the scene after crashing the vehicle, police.

Police found a handgun inside the vehicle that had been reported stolen Jan. 30. Police did not say who reported the gun stolen.

Police have issued a warrant for Tate's arrest. Tate, whose last known address was in the 200 block of West 21st Street, is being charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, receiving stolen property and several traffic violations.