An Endicott native and U-E grad was shot and killed last week in North Carolina after a dispute with another driver, according to police in the Charlotte suburb of Concord. Concord police found David Pittarelli dead of a gunshot wound the night of April 30 in a residential area of Concord. Police identified the other person involved as Ryan Lee Cochran of Concord, a firefighter with the nearby city of Kannapolis Fire Department.
An initial investigation found that Cochran was driving with his girlfriend from Kannapolis toward Concord when a vehicle began following them. The vehicle continued for several miles, and both pulled into a residential area, where an altercation occurred and Pittarelli was fatally shot. Police said there is no indication that Pittarelli and Cochran knew each other. No charges have been filed according to police.
