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Two arrested following fatal shooting in Lancaster City

Two people have been charged with Johan Parra's death, 14-year-old Jomar Santos from Leola and Jayziah Echevarria, 18, from Lancaster.
Credit: Lancaster Police
Lancaster homicide suspects Jayziah Echevarria (left) and Jomar Santos.

LANCASTER, Pa. — Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Lancaster City on Wednesday afternoon.

Investigators responded to the 400 block of St. Joseph Street near West Strawberry Street around 11:53 a.m. for a reported shooting, 911 dispatchers confirmed. 

According to the Lancaster Bureau of Police, officers located a deceased man at the scene. He has since been identified as Johan Parra, 31, from Lancaster.

Two individuals have been charged with Parra's death, Jomar Santos, 14, from Leola and Jayziah Echevarria, 18, from Lancaster. 

Santos has been charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, possession of a firearm by a minor, firearms not to be carried without a license and recklessly endangering another person

Echevarria is charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy to commit criminal homicide, firearms not to be carried without a license and recklessly endangering another person. 

The investigation is active and ongoing. The Lancaster Bureau of Police is encouraging anyone with information about this investigation to contact Det. Sgt. Thomas Ginder at 717-735-3345. 

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