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Shooter, Victim Charged After Shooting Central PA McDonald's: Police

A 19-year-old has been arrested and both he and the man he shot have been charged, Lancaster Bureau of Police said. 

Lorenzo O'branty and the McDonald's by the intersection of West King Street/Lincoln Highway and Water Street in Lancaster where the shooting happened.

Lorenzo O'branty and the McDonald's by the intersection of West King Street/Lincoln Highway and Water Street in Lancaster where the shooting happened.

Photo Credit: Lancaster Bureau of Police; Google Maps (Street View)

The accused shooter, Lorenzo O'branty of Lancaster, has been charged  the following crimes, the police announced on Friday, July 21, 2023: 

  • Felony aggravated assault.
  • Felony discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure.
  • Misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person.
  • Felony firearms not to be carried without a license.

A 20-year-old man recovering from a gunshot wound has also been charged, police announced on Thursday, July 20, 2023. 

Anjewel Torres of Lancaster was found suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound at the intersection of West King and South Water streets near McDonald's at 12:13 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, according to the Lancaster Bureau of Police.

Torres was taken to a local hospital and his shooter has not been identified or arrested, but Torres has been charged. 

"The Bureau does not believe this was a random act nor that the public is in danger," police said. 

Police charged Torres with the following:

  • Felony firearms not to be carried without a license.
  • Possession with the intent to deliver marijuana.

Anyone with information about this investigation to contact Detective Stephen Owens at 717-735-3349 or 717-735-3301. 

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