5HARRISBURG, PA – It was in the shadow of the I-83 bridge on South Front Street when gunfire rang out on July 3, striking a man in the abdomen and legs inside the encampment known as Tent City. The wounded victim was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment as police began an investigation into the shooting .

On Friday, officers executed an arrest and search warrant at a tent within Tent City, where they took 34-year-old Joshian E. Pacheco Ferrer into custody. Investigators say they recovered firearms during the operation, believed to be linked to the July 3 attack.

Pacheco Ferrer is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm prohibited, and recklessly endangering another person. Police confirmed he remains presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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