John James Hornezes Jr., 20, was killed on October 15, 2022, in a shootout at a Sunoco gas station on Pittsburgh’s North Side. Authorities described the incident as a gun battle between rival groups; surveillance footage showed a black Hyundai Tucson at the scene around the time of the shooting. Investigators believe Hornezes was one of the shooters involved in the altercation.

Two other people were killed in the crossfire: Betty Jean Averytt, 59, and Jacquelyn Mehalic, 33, who were waiting at a nearby bus stop. In the days after the shooting, police arrested several people. Jaylone Hines, 21, was charged with two counts of homicide in the deaths of Averytt and Mehalic; Charron Troutman, 19, faced a homicide charge in Hornezes’s death that was later withdrawn after ballistic analysis did not support that he fired the fatal shot. A jury later acquitted Hines, with his attorney arguing self-defense.

Hornezes’s funeral on October 28, 2022, at Destiny of Faith Church in Brighton Heights became the scene of another violent incident when gunmen opened fire and injured six mourners. Two teenagers, Shawn Davis, 19, and Hezekiah Nixon, 16, were later charged in that shooting; Nixon pleaded guilty to multiple counts including aggravated assault and received a prison sentence.

If anyone witnessed the October 15 shooting at the Sunoco or saw the black Hyundai Tucson around that time, please share what was seen with investigators.