On April 10, 2024, 24-year-old Hector Pomales-Torres of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, died from a gunshot wound sustained inside his residence on the 700 block of Lehman Street. According to charging documents, his roommates, 20-year-old Mariam Saadoune and 25- or 26-year-old Guillen Fabian-Garcia, were handling a firearm while Fabian-Garcia instructed Saadoune on gun safety. Believing the gun to be unloaded, Saadoune pointed it at a closed door and pulled the trigger; the discharged round penetrated the door and struck Pomales-Torres in the abdomen. Fabian-Garcia transported him to WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators found the firearm had been legally purchased and owned by Fabian-Garcia. Both roommates cooperated with police and admitted their roles. Saadoune was charged with involuntary manslaughter, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, and recklessly endangering another person with bail set at $100,000; Fabian-Garcia was charged with misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person with bail at $20,000. Preliminary hearings were scheduled for May 2, 2024. The District Attorney described the death as resulting from gross negligence in handling the firearm.

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