Suspect surrenders to police in connection with hit-and-run outside Penn Presbyterian

Last updated: Oct. 16, 12:30 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The man wanted for the weekend hit-and-run outside Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, which injured three nurses and the shooting victim they were tending to outside of the hospital, has surrendered to the police, officials announced Wednesday .

Police identified Jaadir Goodwyn as the driver who dropped off a 28-year-old gunshot victim on Saturday — then hit all four people, critically injuring one of the nurses, before fleeing the scene.

Goodwyn was wanted for aggravated assault, simple assault, and related charges, including fleeing police.

Police said Goodwyn took off from the scene of the shooting — on Belmont Avenue, between Girard and Parkside avenues — with three additional men in the car, including the victim. They said he arrived at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday to drop off the shooting victim outside of the hospital.

“Three males exited that Jeep Cherokee, went inside Penn’s ER, and begged and pleaded for help. And what happened? Those three nurses, along with security staff, exited the hospital and ran toward that shooting victim,” said Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore.

“They did everything they could, to render aid, while others came out with a gurney.”

Vanore said, at some point, University of Pennsylvania police were notified that Penn Presbyterian had received a shooting victim, and when an officer arrived at the hospital, the three men fled.

“These three males who begged and pleaded for help jumped back in the car and recklessly and intentionally left this parking lot at a high rate of speed and drove right into the three nurses, their own shooting victim/associate they brought here, and continued at a high rate of speed away from this area,” Vanore said.

Officials said one nurse who was severely injured, with severe facial injuries and internal bleeding, is a 36-year-old man. He remains in critical condition and is expected to survive. The other two nurses, ages 37 and 51, are stable, with various injuries throughout their bodies. Police said the shooting victim was also treated for injuries sustained from the hit-and-run.

“This is totally and completely unacceptable to me and to all of us in the city of Philadelphia,” Mayor Cherelle Parker said at a press conference on Tuesday, promising to end the city’s “culture of lawlessness.”

To the hospital staff, Parker said, “I see you and I hear you. And we know what valuable services you provide to us on a daily basis. And it is our job to ensure that you are protected and safe while you do your jobs.”

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said hospital first responders have been on the front lines with Philadelphia police since he started in the department 38 years ago.

“They take an oath to serve. And when you watch the video that I watched today, it is shocking to see the disregard [for] their lives by these individuals,” Bethel said.

“When I woke up Saturday morning, I could not believe what I saw.”

The investigation led the FBI and University of Pennsylvania police to Walnut Park Drive in Upper Darby, about 4 miles away from the hospital, where they recovered the silver Jeep Grand Cherokee, with an out-of-state license plate, which they said Goodwin had been driving.