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Six people injured in 'targeted' shooting outside funeral in Brighton Heights
WTAE ^ | 10/28/2022

Posted on 10/28/2022 6:50:27 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

Pittsburgh police said six people were shot outside a funeral in the city's Brighton Heights neighborhood Friday.

All six victims were reported to be in stable condition, police said.

The shooting happened just after noon outside a funeral service for John James Hornezes, Jr., one of the three killed in a shooting on Pittsburgh's North Side on Oct. 15. That service was being held at the Destiny of Faith Church on Brighton Street.

A source says someone was driving by the church in a vehicle and fired shots. Police were not able to confirm that's where the shots came from but did say there was "most likely" more than one shooter.

Police said they believe the shooting was targeted.

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Gainey was asked at one point if he though the shooting at this funeral was out of retribution. The mayor said he didn’t have all the information, but again, Pittsburgh police did confirm that this appeared to be a targeted shooting.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; dougmastriano; funeral; johnfetterman; joshshapiro; pennsylvania; pittsburgh; shooting
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1 posted on 10/28/2022 6:50:27 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

Foe snizzle


2 posted on 10/28/2022 6:53:09 PM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Pittsburgh; it’s where Brandon and the Fetterneck Hulk need to live.


3 posted on 10/28/2022 7:02:10 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Responsibility2nd

Going for a group rate at the funeral home?


4 posted on 10/28/2022 7:02:49 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Going for a group rate at the funeral home?


5 posted on 10/28/2022 7:02:54 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Well, everyone there needs to stay home for the next two weeks. At least until after Election Day! /s


6 posted on 10/28/2022 7:03:16 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Fetterman voters.


7 posted on 10/28/2022 7:04:50 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Well they could have gone to the Andy Warhol Museum instead. But them maybe they did after conducting a nice driveby shooting.


8 posted on 10/28/2022 7:06:49 PM PDT by robowombat
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To: Responsibility2nd

It’s John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro’s Pennsylvania.


9 posted on 10/28/2022 7:08:38 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Keepin’ it real...


10 posted on 10/28/2022 7:09:38 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

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11 posted on 10/28/2022 7:10:50 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Responsibility2nd; All

Here is a little background on the events that led to the end of Mr, Hornezes demise. Two fatalities were completely innocent women waiting at a bus stop.
OCTOBER 28, 2022 BY JESUS TORRES
John Hornezes dead and obituary, Pittsburgh shooting cause of death
One of those killed in the Pittsburgh shooting over the weekend had ties to Homer City.

One of three people reportedly shot and killed in an incident in Pittsburgh’s North Side was 33-year-old Jacquelyn C. Mehalic. Her obituary says she has four young children who live in Homer City, the daughters of Bridget and John Mehalick Jr., both from Homer City.

Jacquelyn and Betty Jean Averytt, 59, were innocent bystanders in the Cedar Avenue shooting. The pair were waiting for the bus when gunshots rang out in the nearby Sunoco parking lot. A third victim, 20-year-old Pittsburgh resident John Hornezes, died in hospital. Pittsburgh police believe he was one of those involved in the shooting. A fourth was shot in the leg but was able to drive himself to the hospital. His name has not been released, and it is not known whether he was involved in the shooting.

Averytt’s family set up GoFundMe to help pay for funeral expenses. The family of mother-of-four Jacquelyn Mehalic described her as “an amazing, loving, all-around beautiful person”. Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said: “There is no reason for anyone to see this type of killer on the street.”

At a news conference Monday, Gainey, police and community leaders called for justice. “My heart hurts today. My heart hurts because I’m sick of seeing young talent and people who can’t live here right now,” said Pittsburgh outreach coordinator Cornell Jones.

“I know someone knows something. I can’t imagine coming home without a mother, my mother lost in the violence. I can’t imagine what it’s like, four motherless kids in a pointless shootout In … we know someone knows some things … we can work on some of those together,” Gainey said. A fourth injured person was shot in the leg and cannot be identified.

Mehalic’s funeral arrangements were handled by Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Homer City. Details of services and access will be announced in the obituary on our midday newscast.


12 posted on 10/28/2022 7:18:42 PM PDT by robowombat
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To: Responsibility2nd
Gainey was asked at one point if he though[t] the shooting at this funeral was out of retribution.

Other possibilities include:

This is the customary way of tendering condolences in Brighton Heights.

Regards,

13 posted on 10/29/2022 12:01:30 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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