A 22-year-old Lebanon man has been taken into custody for two non-fatal shootings that occurred recently in the city.

Lebanon city police announced Thursday, Feb. 9, that Alex Torres-Santos has been arrested and now faces charges for the shootings that occurred on Jan. 17 and Feb. 7.

Both incidents were previously reported by LebTown, and both involved a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the victim’s leg.

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According to court documents, Torres-Santos was arraigned Thursday afternoon in front of Magisterial District Judge Aurelis Figueroa on a charge of aggravated assault for the Jan. 17 incident.

Torres-Santos was remanded to Lebanon County Correctional Facility in lieu of bail, which was set at $100,000. A preliminary hearing for Torres-Santos is scheduled for Feb. 23.

Lebanon police said that a second aggravated assault charge for the Feb. 7 incident, as well as other charges, are pending.

Anyone with information on either of these incidents is asked to contact the Lebanon City Police Department at 717-272-6611 or Crime Stoppers at 717-270-9800.

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