A Lancaster Township man charged with taking part in a shooting in a city park that mutilated a boy’s jaw will have his case proceed to county court after waiving his preliminary hearing. 

Keyshawn Williams, of the 400 block of South President Avenue, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Adam Witkonis on April 27 on charges of two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and a single count each of recklessly endangering another person and conspiracy to recklessly endanger another person.

Williams, 18, and his 17-year-old co-conspirator Jay-Quan Williams are accused of shooting the boy at Culliton Park in the 200 block of West Strawberry Street in Lancaster city the afternoon of Oct. 8, 2025. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to their cheek, mutilating their jaw and requiring surgical intervention.

Video footage purports to show both suspects arriving at the park on an e-bike and stalking a group of people which included the victim. The two can then be seen confronting the group.

As the subsequent argument became heated Jay-Quan Williams could be heard on surveillance footage asking the victim if he wanted to die and seen brandishing a gun he had concealed in his waistband. Jay-Quan Williams could be seen on footage firing the weapon at the victim when he walked away to speak with an innocent bystander.

After firing the weapon both Williams fled the scene.

Keyshawn Williams remains in Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $250,000 bail. Jay-Quan Williams remains at the Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center in lieu of $250,000 bail after having previously waived his preliminary hearing on charges of attempted criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault and a single count each of recklessly endangering another person, possession of a firearm by a minor, firearms not to be carried without a license and persons not to possess a firearm.

Lancaster City Bureau of Police Det. Brandon McCormick filed the charges.

Chief of the Major Crimes Unit Mark Fetterman will prosecute the case. 

All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.