One of the people killed in a shooting over the weekend in Pittsburgh has ties to Homer City.
Reports say that one of the three people shot during an incident on Pittsburgh’s North Side was 33-year-old Jacquelyn C. Mehalic. Her obituary announcement said that she has four young children living in Homer City and is the daughter of Bridgitte and John Mehalic, Jr, both also from Homer City.
Jacquelyn and 59-year-old Betty Jean Averytt were innocent bystanders in the shooting that happened on Cedar Avenue. The two were waiting for a bus when the shots were fired at an adjacent Sunoco parking lot. A third victim, 20-year-old John Hornezes of Pittsburgh, died in the hospital. Police in Pittsburgh believe that he was one of the people involved in the gunfight. A fourth person was shot in the leg, but was able to drive himself to the hospital. His name was not released, and his involvement in the shooting is not known.
Funeral arrangements for Mehalic are being taken care of by the Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Homer City. Details on services and visitation will be announced during the obituary notices during our noon newscast.
