Paramedic wrestles loaded gun away from man whose car hit ambulance

In Jersey City, New Jersey overnight, news reports indicate an ambulance crew member with law enforcement experience was able to disarm a man carrying a loaded weapon. The suspect had crashed his vehicle into the Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health ambulance. The ambulance was transporting a patient. It happened at 12:30 a.m. today (Friday) at Caven Point Road and Chapel Street.

RLSmedia.com:

According to initial reports at the scene, the driver of the vehicle exited the vehicle and begin to attack the EMT.

The EMT reportedly began to struggle with the suspect (who was heavily intoxicated) when the man pulled a weapon and pointed at the EMT according to reports. 

The EMT escalated his attempt to subdue the suspect who would not voluntarily drop the weapon.

Patrick Villanova, The Jersey Journal:

Police are currently searching for the suspect and believe the vehicle he was in was also involved in non-fatal shooting in Downtown Jersey City earlier this morning. 

The ambulance was transporting a patient when a Honda Accord traveling at a high rate of speed crossed into the ambulance’s lane crashing into the vehicle on Caven Point Road and Chapel Avenue, according to Jersey City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill.

As police responded to the scene, the other paramedic remained with the patient, who was in the ambulance and was stable at the time.