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Terrifying moment mourners scream and take cover as bullets fly outside funeral for 20-year-old man killed in Pittsburgh gunfight: Six injured – one critical – as police hunt suspect
- Footage from the moment shows mourners screaming and taking cover at the funeral of a 20-year-old man murdered in Pittsburgh – capturing their terror.
- The Pittsburgh Police Department fired multiple shots on Friday.
- Several police forces responded around noon after a ShotSpotter warning in the 3700 block of Brighton Road
- Five victims are being treated at Allegheny General Hospital, including one in critical condition
- A sixth person was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital after the shooting
- The funeral service is believed to have been held at the Destiny of Faith Church for 20-year-old John Hornezes
- Hornezes was one of three people killed in a North Side shooting at the Sunoco gas station on Cedar Avenue on Oct. 15.
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This is the terrifying moment when mourners scream and take cover as bullets fly outside the funeral for a 20-year-old man murdered in Pittsburgh.
Six people were shot and injured in the shooting incident in Brighton Heights just after noon on Friday, including one seriously because a gunman is still at large.
Multiple shots were fired outside the Destiny of Faith Church, where a funeral was taking place for 20-year-old John Hornezes.
Hornezes was one of three people killed in a North Side shooting at the Sunoco gas station on Cedar Avenue on Oct. 15.
Police identified the two others who died in the October 15 incident as innocent victims and said Hornezes was the likely target of the shooting.
Footage of mourners screaming and taking cover as bullets fly outside the funeral for a 20-year-old man murdered in Pittsburgh have captured their anguish
The 56-second video shows mourners in Brighton Heights church sitting and listening to a woman speak in front of a lectern
Gunshots can be heard outside the church as mourners begin to scream and take cover
The camera filming the live feed is repositioned as funeral goers clamber through the church
The 56-second video shows mourners in Brighton Heights church sitting and listening to a woman speak in front of a lectern.
Gunshots can be heard outside the church as mourners begin to scream and take cover.
A sense of terror is palpable in the video, the fear evident in the face of the woman who had spoken to the crowd.
The camera filming the live feed is repositioned as funeral goers clamber through the church.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey spoke to local reporters Friday afternoon and asked for information about the case.
“I want you to call and tell us what you know. I want you to say something and say something,” he said.
“They shelled the shrine today and I know a lot of people are in pain. But going out for revenge doesn’t make anything better.’
On Friday, Pittsburgh Public Safety tweeted that “multiple shots have been fired in the area 3700 block of Brighton Road.”
Five victims are being treated at Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), one of which is in critical condition. A sixth person was taken to the UPMC Children’s Hospital after the shooting.
Six people shot and injured, including one seriously while a gunman is still at large in Pittsburgh
The funeral service is believed to have been held for 20-year-old John Hornezes (pictured)
Hornezes was one of three people killed in a North Side shooting at the Sunoco gas station on Cedar Avenue on Oct. 15.
Five victims are being treated at Allegheny General Hospital, including one in critical condition. A sixth person was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital after the shooting
Pittsburgh public safety officials previously tweeted that ‘multiple shots were fired in the area of 3700 block Brighton Road’
A woman coming out of the church in Brighton Heights where the shooting took place said violence in the area was ‘getting out of control’
Dan Laurent, a spokesperson for the Allegheny Health Network, said: CNN that patients were taken to AGH around 12:45 p.m., but Laurent had no information about their condition or the nature of their injuries.
Police Chief Richard Ford said authorities are still investigating a motive for the shooting.
No information on suspects is being released at this time, as the police have a strong presence in the area.
A woman coming out of the church in Brighton Heights where the shooting took place told… WPXI it got ‘out of hand’.
“We have to stop this violence, we have to love each other, we have to communicate with each other, we have to reason with each other that this is not the way,” she said.