The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office has determined a shooting that occurred on March 13, 2024, at approximately 4:22 p.m. on Fruitville Pike near the intersection with Delp Road was justified.

Robin Megill was struck by a single round fired from a handgun, faced non-life-threatening injuries, and is expected to make a full recovery.

A review of the evidence, including video and statements of the involved parties, gathered by the Manheim Township Police Department indicated Megill was riding a bicycle on Fruitville Pike in the lane of travel with multiple vehicles backed up behind him.

The driver directly behind Megill beeped their horn. Megill stopped in the middle of the roadway with no traffic in front of him, which halted the line of traffic attempting to travel on Fruitville Pike. Eventually Megill moved to the right side of the roadway. Multiple vehicles passed him and then stopped at a red light at Delp Road. 

Megill chased the lead vehicle, visibly pedaling uphill to catch a vehicle that beeped at him. Megill forcefully flung the front passenger door of the vehicle open and moved toward the interior of the vehicle immediately prior to being struck by a single bullet.

The driver of that vehicle fired one shot from a handgun, striking Megill in the abdomen/chest area. The driver pulled over on Delp Road, called 911, and waited for police to arrive.

The DA’s office concluded that the driver of the vehicle was legally justified when he used deadly force against the bicyclist.  Under the law, a person is presumed to have a reasonable belief that deadly force is immediately necessary where a person is in the process of illegally and forcefully entering an occupied vehicle.  The driver was legally in possession of the firearm and had a license to carry the firearm. 

No charges will be filed against the driver of the vehicle.

Megill was charged with a summary count of disorderly conduct. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

MEDIA CONTACT: Sean McBryan, semcbryan@co.lancaster.pa.us; Twitter: @SeanMcBryanLanc.