Multiple police agencies pursued a tractor-trailer driver on a zig-zagging chase across three counties in which shots were exchanged several times, and multiple law enforcement vehicles were damaged. The pursuit, which began in Le Roy around 8:30 p.m., ended just before 10 p.m. when the westbound tractor-trailer drove off Route 20A in Geneseo into a field east of Applebee's and Genesee Valley Plaza, and the driver was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Joshua Blessed aka Sergei Jourev
Agency Responsible: Genesee County Sheriff's Office, Le Roy Police Department, New York State Police, Livingston County Sheriff's Office
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Race: White
Date of Death: May 27, 2020
County: Livingston
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: vehicle and gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5847