Victim Identified in Fatal Shooting at Park in City of Erie

The coroner has identified the victim of a fatal shooting at Rodger Young Park in the City of Erie early Sunday morning.

Noah King, 21, of Erie, died from a gunshot wound to the torso.

Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook ruled King's death as a homicide, the city's first of the year, following an autopsy Monday afternoon.

Officers were called to a disturbance with shots fired at the park around 1 a.m.

They arrived to find King dead. The alleged shooter was at the scene when police arrived.

Police took Michael Ochrang, 24, in for questioning and recovered a weapon.

Ochrang was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and firearms violations.

The park was held as a active crime scene for a while Sunday as police investigated.

The homicide comes on the heels of another late last year. A 38-year-old man was killed in a shooting Dec. 31 nearby at the Metroplex.


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