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An ambulance carrying a carjacking suspect suffering from a gunshot wound shut down on the way to a hospital Wednesday. 34-year-old Nathaniel McRae, who was involved in an incident in Southeast that wounded a police officer, later died at Howard University Hospital.

WTOP has more:

McRae was transported by D.C. Fire and EMS from the 800 block of Barnaby Street SE after the 2:20 p.m. officer-involved shooting. While driving to the hospital, the ambulance’s engine light came on, indicating the vehicle had to be shut down, said Fire and EMS spokesman Tim Wilson.

The ambulance broke down on D.C. 295, Wilson said. “Within minutes another unit was available to take the patient to an area hospital,” Wilson said.

McRae was moved to another ambulance and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Wilson did not know how long it took for the second ambulance to arrive or the total time it took to transport the patient.

Wilson told CBS the ambulance may have shut down because of an “emissions control system” that has a “self-cleaning function” that requires the vehicle to shut down periodically.

An MPD spokesperson said McRae had life-threatening injuries following the confrontation with police. It’s unknown if the ambulance delay played any part in his death. The officer wounded in the incident is expected to recover fully.