Homicide charges filed against registered sex offender accused of fatally shooting boy in Harrisburg

Orlando Duarte

Orlando Duarte is in police custody for his involvement in shooting on Saturday. Photo: Megan's Law registry

The registered sex offender accused of fatally shooting a boy in Harrisburg Saturday afternoon is facing charges that include criminal homicide.

A preliminary arraignment was held around 11:21 p.m. Saturday before Magisterial District Judge Paul Zozos for Orlando P. Duarte, 45, of Harrisburg. He is facing charges of criminal homicide and prohibited possession of a firearm.

The shooting happened around 1 p.m near 18th and Forster streets, where witnesses say they saw Duarte on top of the boy. The boy was heard yelling for help, but police said Duarte pulled a gun and shot him before anyone could help.

The boy, taken to a nearby hospital, died a short time later.

ABC 27 identified the boy as 16-year-old Kyan King. His family held a memorial at the scene Saturday night and remembered Kyan as smart and sweet and having a goofy laugh, reports indicate. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses.

Duarte’s most recent address is listed as 605 N. 17th Street. Added to Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law registry in November 2015 for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, he is listed as a lifetime sex offender.

According to online court records, Duarte was sentenced in 2012 to four to eight years in prison and 10 years of probation on charges that include involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, aggravated indecent assault without consent, indecent assault of a person less than 13, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors. He pleaded guilty to the charges on May 21, 2012.

In 2008, he entered no-contest pleas to simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, indecent assault of a person less than 16 and disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to six to 23 months of confinement with a lengthy probation sentence, court records indicate.

Duarte is now in Dauphin County Prison without bail, and a preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 28.

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