Two Arrested In Fatal North Side Shooting

November 2, 2022 12:26 pm

(WPXI) – Two Pittsburgh men have been charged in connection with a North Side shooting that killed three people. Twenty-one-year-old Jaylone Hines and nineteen-year-old Charron Troutman have been charged and are being held in the Allegheny County Jail. Betty Averytt, Jacquelyn Mihalic and John Hornezes Jr. were killed in the 300 block of Cedar Avenue on Oct. 15th and another man was injured by the gunfire. Hines was charged with two counts of criminal homicide, two counts of aggravated assault and prohibited possession of a firearm. Troutman is charged with one count of criminal homicide, one count of aggravated assault, two counts of criminal conspiracy and one count each of persons not to possess a firearm and carrying a firearm without a license.  Mehalic and Averytt were innocent bystanders who were killed as they waited for a bus. Police say Hornezes was one of the shooters. Six people were shot outside his funeral last week.  The investigation is ongoing and police ask anyone with additional information to call VCU at 412-323-7161.