LEBANON, Pa. — Update, Nov. 16: The Lebanon City Police and the Lebanon County Coroner’s Office are releasing the name of the victim involved in last Friday's incident at 7th and Willow Streets.
The victim’s name is Elliott Thomas, a 39-year-old Minersville resident. Preliminary results of the autopsy performed on Monday, reflect Thomas died of a single gun-shot wound, according to police.
As a result of the investigation, police have charged Jason Mahecha, a 19-year-old York resident.
Mahecha has been charged with Homicide and Firearms Not to be Carried Without a License, police say.
Mahecha has not yet been apprehended, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued, police say.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts are asked to call the Lebanon City Police Department at 717 272 2054 or Crime Stoppers at 717 270 9800.
Previously
Police in Lebanon City is investigating a shooting that left a Minersville man dead in the early hours of Saturday.
Officers were dispatched to 7th and Willow Streets around 1:14 a.m. on Saturday for a reported shooting with a victim.
When police arrived on the scene they found the victim lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound.
The 39-year-old was pronounced dead by the county coroner's office.
According to police, the people involved in the shooting were patrons of a business on the corner of 7th and Willow Streets. They both stepped outside and started to argue and fight. The suspect then pulled out a gun and shot the victim, police said.
The suspect fled from the scene in a vehicle that had been parked in a nearby parking lot, police said.
He is described as a man with dark skin and about 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Police continue to investigate this crime. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lebanon City Police Department at 717-272-2054 or Crime Stoppers at 717-270-9800.
