Christopher A. Johnson admitted that he shot Domonique Boyer once in the chest with a small handgun early Saturday after a fight in Lancaster.

He also said he would have shot him a second time, but the gun jammed, according to the criminal complaint filed in his case.

Johnson, 23, of the 400 block of Cherry Street in Columbia, was charged with homicide and for carrying a gun without a license in the death of Boyer, who was shot at 2:10 a.m. in a parking lot in the 200 block of North Cherry Street.

Johnson, whose nickname is "Goonie," was identified by three witnesses who picked him out of a photo lineup, after another person said Johnson was a possible suspect in the shooting, according to the criminal complaint.

Johnson told police he was involved in a physical and verbal fight with Boyer, 27, of Lancaster.

After the fight, Johnson said he retrieved a small, silver, semi-automatic gun from his wife, and hid it in his pocket.

Johnson said he approached Boyer and fired the handgun one time into Boyer's torso.

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"Johnson also did state he did attempt to pull the trigger a second time but the gun was jammed and would not discharge," according to the complaint.

Boyer, who was shot in the upper torso, was transported to Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

After the shooting, Johnson ran east on Chestnut Street to Lime Street, where his wife was waiting for him in her minivan, the complaint said.

The couple drove back to Johnson's home in Columbia. Johnson said he hid the handgun under the seat in the minivan.

Police later searched the minivan and found the gun, a .22-caliber Jennings gun, under the front passenger seat.

When asked if other charges would be filed in the case, Lancaster Police Lt. Todd Umstead said the shooting is still under investigation.

According to court records, Johnson pleaded guilty in 2012 to possessing a small amount of marijuana.