Trial began Monday for a man accused of the 2021 shooting death of a North Hills honors student outside his family’s restaurant in the Strip District.
Howard Hawkins’ first trial ended abruptly last year when a witness inappropriately referenced the defendant’s criminal record during testimony.
Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Beth A. Lazzara granted a mistrial in the case, which restarted on Monday in front of a new jury…