LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Police say a fight at a Lancaster County smoke shop led to a home being shot up by multiple people.
Columbia Borough Police filed charges against three people in the Friday shooting — J Vian Mendez Gonzalez, 19, Caelan Brown, 19, Isaiah Diaz, 20, all of Columbia. The three are all currently locked up in Lancaster County Prison, according to court docs.
Three charged after occupied Columbia Borough home shot, police say
Police say the investigation found that Brown’s phone was taken during the smoke shop fight, and he was able to track it down to a home along the 400 block of Avenue K.
During interviews, police learned that Gonzales and Brown got into a fight at the smoke shop before going to Diaz’s apartment. Police say Diaz then provided them with two handguns and they all went to the home where they tracked Brown’s phone too.
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Police say Gonzalez then fired several shots at the home before the trio ran back to Diaz’s apartment. After the shooting, the suspects hid the guns and their clothes, which were later found inside the apartment when officers searched it, police said.