WGAL
November 12, 2014
Police say an innocent bystander was shot and killed just after 10 p.m. Friday, at Shenk’s Cafe, in the 500 block of Chestnut Street. in Lancaster.
According to investigators, when officers arrived in the area, they found 28-year-old Lamar Douglas Clark of Manor Township, in front of the Turkey Hill store at Plum and Chestnut streets, in a roadway, about a block from the reported shooting.
As police apprehended Clark, a teen approached one of the detectives. The teen was holding a gun. The teen told the detective that Clark had handed the gun to him prior to police arriving.
Upon further investigation, police say the teen had been a passenger in his mother’s car, which was parked at the Turkey Hill, when Clark handed the weapon to the teen, then exited the car and ran across the 400 block of East Chestnut Street, where he was arrested by police.
According to police, when officers arrived at Shenk’s Cafe, they found a 54-year-old man shot in the back. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. He has been identified as Barry Diffenderfer, of Lancaster. Investigators say Diffenderfer was not in any way connected to Clark.
Officials say two other victims also arrived at the hospital, a 25-year-old man who was shot in the arm and a 60-year-old woman who was shot in the chest. Both have been treated and released.
Police say Clark entered Shenk’s Cafe and became involved in an argument with another man, produced a handgun and fired as many as five shots in the other man’s direction before fleeing the bar.
Police are charging Clark with criminal homicide, two counts of criminal attempt to commit homicide, aggravated assault and violation of the uniform fire arms act. Clark is being held for arraignment.