The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office said a gang war unfolded on the streets of Pittsburgh and retaliation was the motive behind a shooting outside a funeral last year.
Nearly 16 months have passed since two gunmen opened fire on a funeral service in Brighton Heights .
Surveillance videos from all angles played out in court. It’s a major piece of evidence in Hezekiah Nixon’s two cases, cases that the Commonwealth calls a gang war playing out on the streets.
“The homicide case that occurred on Brighton Place as well as the funeral shooting that occurred on the North Side as well,” said Casey White, Nixon’s attorney.
Nixon was just 16 years old at the time of both shootings, that’s why White argued in Juvenile Court on Friday that this case should be moved out of Adult Court. The only witness he put on the stand was Nixon’s mom.
“He had some missteps as a youth, but ultimately he was a well-behaved individual that obeyed the rules of the home and hung out with his brothers and sisters and had two loving parents at home. I think it was important to show Judge Sizemore that he has options available to him, he has options at home,” White said.