Elliott Thomas, a 39-year-old man from Minersville, died in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, on November 13, 2021. He was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining a single gunshot wound about 1:14 a.m. at Seventh and Willow streets; preliminary autopsy results confirmed the gunshot as the cause of death.

Police say the shooting followed an argument between Thomas and 19-year-old Jason Mahecha of York outside a business that escalated into a physical confrontation. Mahecha allegedly produced a handgun, fired, and then fled the scene in a nearby parked vehicle. A warrant was issued charging Mahecha with homicide and carrying an unlicensed firearm, and investigators asked anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact authorities.

The shooting was the second homicide in Lebanon in under a month, and the community offered condolences to Thomas’s family and friends. If anyone has information about this case or Mahecha’s location, please contact the Lebanon City Police Department or Crime Stoppers.