Lancaster Police looking for teen accused in Christmas Day shooting
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Shane McCracken
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Police said officers were called to the area of Conestoga and South Water streets for reports of a shooting at 2:48 p.m. Dec. 25. A 17-year-old Lancaster resident was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.
The teen was transported to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
Investigators determined McCracken was the shooter, and after consulting with the Lancaster District Attorney’s Office he was charged as an adult.
Police previously said the two teens had been in an argument prior to the shooting.
Police looking for teen charged with Christmas shooting
Shane McCracken Jr.,17 was identified as the suspect who shot the victim
McCracken is charged as an adult with criminal attempt homicide and aggravated assault, among other related charges, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said.
Police say a warrant was issued for the arrest of McCracken and anyone with information on this investigation or the current location of McCracken is asked to contact Lancaster Bureau of Police at (717)-735-3301 or Lancaster City-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-1913.
You can also click the Submit a Tip button on their website, here or text a tip to Crime Stoppers by texting LANCS plus your message to 847411. Tipsters may remain anonymous and do not have to give their names.
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Man stabbed to death in Lancaster: police
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Police are investigating a stabbing that killed a man Tuesday morning in Lancaster.
An unidentified man was found unconscious and “beyond help” around 8 a.m. just inside the front door of 25 South Ann Street, according to the Lancaster Bureau of Police. He died at the scene.
Lancaster police were originally called to the scene for a disturbance, but it was upgraded to a stabbing before they arrived, police said.
The victim has not yet been identified, but police do not believe he lives at the Ann Street address.
Police are talking to neighbors and the building’s residents, and are asking the public for help piecing together what happened. Several people have already been interviewed.
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