City man charged with shooting man in leg, nearly striking children and others has case proceed to county court

A Lancaster City man charged with shooting a man in the leg and nearly striking several others, including two children, will have his case proceed to county court following a preliminary hearing earlier this month.     

Judge Adam Witkonis ruled Nov. 5 that the case of Roberto Sanchez-Garcia, 24, could proceed to the Court of Common Pleas on two counts of aggravated assault, one count each of possession of a firearm prohibited and firearms not to be carried without a license, three counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure and six counts of recklessly endangering another person.

Sanchez-Garcia, 24, is accused of firing a handgun multiple times outside his residence in the first block of South Mary Street the afternoon of Oct. 17, striking the victim in the leg as well as a nearby home.

The victim was taken to a local hospital to receive life-saving treatment as a result of the shooting.

Three bullets struck an occupied home nearby, nearly hitting a woman and two young children who were inside at the time. Another six people were in the immediate area of the gunfire.

Not only did Sanchez-Garcia not possess a permit to carry a concealed weapon, but he is not allowed to possess a firearm at all.

Sanchez-Garcia remains in Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $500,000 bail.

Lancaster City Bureau of Police Det. Isaac Witmer filed the charges.

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.