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Harrisburg police arrested Donta Jones after a fistfight Friday night escalated into gunfire. No one was hit, but Jones allegedly shot a car three times.

HARRISBURG- A fistfight outside of a Harrisburg bar late Friday ended in gunfire after the brother of one of the fighters tried to intervene in the skirmish, police said.

The incident occurred about 10:50 p.m., outside of Od's Place at 1500 Market Street. No one was hit by gunfire, said Police Sgt. Gabriel Olivera.

Olivera gave this account of the incident:

Two men were fighting outside of the bar when the brother of one of the fighters saw what was going on. The brother got out of his car and ran toward the melee to help.

That's when the other man involved in the fight pulled a gun and pointed it toward the brother. The brother retreated to his car, and the gunman fired at least five times, hitting the car three times.

Donta Jones

The gunman fled. The man who had been fighting the gunman sought treatment at a hospital for wounds he suffered during the fight. He needed stitches to close a wound on his lip.

Police later identified the gunman as Donta Jones, 19, of Harrisburg. Police charged him with aggravated assault, carrying a firearm without a license, recklessly endangering another person and criminal damage to property.

Olivera said he did not know what prompted the fight. Detectives had not yet been able to interview the man who reportedly had been fighting with Jones because he left the scene and left the hospital without talking to police.

Jones posted $50,000 bond and was released from Dauphin County prison Sunday.

Police arrested Jones last month for possession with intent to sell a controlled substance. Police also arrested Jones in August for the same charge. Jones posted a combined $45,000 monetary bond for those cases, which have court cases set in May and June.