3rd suspect arrested in North Side triple homicide

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A third suspect was arrested in a shooting that killed two women and a man on the North Side.

Samuel Pegues, 30, was wanted for a shooting that left three people dead along Cedar Avenue on Oct. 15, including two innocent bystanders, 59-year-old Betty Averytt and 33-year-old Jaquelyn Mehalic.

Pegues is charged with one count of homicide, aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy and firearms charges. Police asked for help finding him on Thursday night after a warrant was issued and later announced he'd been arrested. 

Jaylone Hines, 21, and Charron Troutman, 19, have both already been charged and arrested.   

Police believe 20-year-old John Hornezes, the third person who was shot and killed that night, also played a role. When police found him in the park, there was a gun next to him, investigators said.

Six people were later injured when gunfire broke out at Hornezes' funeral at the Destiny of Faith Church. Two teenagers are facing charges. A police presence was requested at the funeral because of fear of retaliation but the request went unfulfilled, police said Thursday.