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OGDEN — An Ogden man faces eight felony charges, including felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, stemming from a Sept. 28 shooting incident during an apparent drug deal gone awry.

Francisco Mercado, 18, was charged Tuesday in 2nd District Court with felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm and aggravated robbery, first-degree felonies; aggravated assault and four counts of felony discharge of a firearm, second-degree felonies; and purchase of a firearm by a restricted person, a third-degree felony.

A teenage victim suffered a gunshot wound to the back during the incident.

The incident occurred after two juvenile males, the victims, arranged to sell drugs and Mercado arrived with two other people, the suspects, to fi

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