On December 13, 2024, at 4:26 P.M., Officers of the Lancaster City Bureau of Police responded to the 400 block of Green St. for a report of shots fired. After several weeks of investigation, the Bureau of Police were able to identify two individuals involved in the shots fired incident.
In the morning of January 10, 2025, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police were able to take Lindsay Colon, 39, of Lancaster, and Colon's son, Amari Poole, 15, also of Lancaster, into custody on charges stemming from the shots fired incident on December 13, 2024.
Poole, who was charged as an adult, was charged with Aggravated Assault, Criminal Conspiracy, Carrying a Firearm without a License, Possession of a Firearm by a Minor, Discharge of a Firearm into an Occupied Structure, Persons Not to Possess a Firearm and Recklessly Endangering Another Person. Colon was charged with Aggravated Assault, Criminal Conspiracy, Carrying a Firearm Without a License, Corruption of Minors and Driving with a Suspended License.
During the arrest of Colon and Poole, another 15-year-old juvenile was also arrested, unrelated to the shots fired incident. That juvenile was charged with two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Minor, Receiving Stolen Property, Loitering and Prowling at Nighttime, Tampering with Evidence and Possession of a Prohibited Offensive Weapon.
Both Poole and the 15-year-old juvenile were committed to the Youth Intervention Center.
All parties charged by the Lancaster City Bureau of Police are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Location
400 Green St.
Lancaster, PA 17603
Incident Date
Dec 13, 2024 @ 4:26 PM

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