LANCASTER, Pa. — Prosecutors unveiled new video from the shooting that injured multiple people inside Park City Center as 16-year-old suspect Jeremiahs Josiah-Alberto Sanchez appeared in court Friday for his preliminary hearing.
The video, which has not yet been released to the public, depicts the moments that led up to the shooting as well as an 85-year-old woman who was trampled by shoppers rushing to flee.
Sanchez is charged with two felony counts of criminal attempted homicide, three felony counts of aggravated assault, and 52 misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person, for allegedly opening fire at Park City Center on Oct. 17. He is being charged as an adult, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced last month at a press conference.
Officials say four people were shot and two others were injured trying to escape.
Sanchez himself was injured that day, when an armed bystander shot Sanchez during the incident, striking him in the elbow and hand.
The investigation determined the bystander was justified in firing at Sanchez, based on his belief that he and others were in danger of death or serious bodily injury, that multiple shots had already been fired, and that Sanchez was still armed, Adams also said during the press conference.
The incident broke out due to a fight that occurred between Sanchez and several others, according to surveillance footage.
Police said the footage shows that Elijah Deliz, 18, confronted Sanchez, which led to a physical altercation, with both subjects wrestling on the ground. Police showed the video in court that they said shows Sanchez opening fire on Deliz in close range with another bullet also hitting an innocent woman nearby who was shopping with her child. Police said Sanchez then shot 30-year-old Sergio Vargas before seconds later a bystander stepped in to open fire, hitting Sanchez.
Vargas, Deliz, and the actions of the other subjects allegedly involved in the altercation remain under investigation, Adams said last month.
Lawyers for Sanchez pointed out in court that the 16-year-old did not start the physical altercation. He asked for multiple charges against the teen to be thrown out. But, the judge denied that request.
The judge also denied bail.
The innocent shopper who was shot was hit in her elbow and police said is still recovering. They said the 85-year-old who was trampled suffered cuts to her head and body, a broken elbow, and a broken rib. They said that the broken rib led to a collapsed lung, which resulted in pneumonia and a blood clot that has forced the 85-year-old to receive 24-hour nursing care.