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Betty Averytt

Case from Pittsburgh, PA dated Oct 15, 2022

Victim Details

Betty J. Averytt

Female

Black / African American

Pittsburgh

PA

2022-10-15

59

Betty

Averytt

06/22/2026

Case Description

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On the evening of October 15, 2022, Betty Jean Averytt, a 59-year-old woman known to many as 'Beautiful Brown Betty,' was waiting at a bus stop on Cedar Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tragically, she was caught in the crossfire of a shootout that erupted nearby and lost her life. Averytt, a mother and grandmother, was an innocent bystander in the violent altercation.

The shooting, which also claimed the lives of 33-year-old Jacquelyn Mehalic and 20-year-old John Hornezes Jr., stemmed ...
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  • WTAE: Two people identified in triple deadly shooting on Pittsburgh's North Side; victims honored by community
  • WTAE: Three dead in North Side shooting
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