A jury has acquitted a Hill District man who faced homicide charges after opening fire during a 2022 shootout between rival gangs on the North Side that left three people dead.
Jaylone Hines, 25, was found not guilty last week on multiple homicide, attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges in the death of two innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire while at a Cedar Avenue bus stop.
The acquittal enraged the mother of victim Jacquelyn Mehalic, 33. The Homer City woman said Wednesday that Hines’ self-defense argument didn’t account for the consequences of his actions…