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A warrant has been issued for the 20-year-old man who shot three children in Harrisburg, police announced on Thursday, Nov. 2.
Mandjou Sylla is charged with 11 felonies including four counts of criminal attempted homicide, five counts of aggravated assault - attempts to cause serious bodily injuries or causes injury with extreme indifference, person not to possess/use firearms - fugitive, firearms not to be carried without a license, as well as one misdemeanor, court records show.
Sylla's charges stem from the shooting of an 11-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy, and a 3-year-old boy, in the area of North 18th and Regina streets around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, according to the police.
Sylla also has two other active cases in Dauphin County with a joint plea court date set before Judge Deborah E. Curcillo at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 29, court records show.
Those cases are about receiving stolen property, tampering with evidence, and a firearm charge as part of six related offenses for an incident on Dec. 29, 2022, according to a court docket.
The other case is five charges including robbery, assault, and evading arrest for a May 15, 2023 incident, a separate docket shows.
A reward may be available for information leading to Sylla's arrest, police explained.
Anyone with information on Sylla or his whereabouts is asked to contact the Harrisburg Police, at 717-558-6900.
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