Man pleads to 2017 North Side killing
An East Allegheny man will spend 20 to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder.
Davon Jones, 30, admitted to killing Brian Pinkney, 29, on Aug. 29, 2017, in Allegheny Dwellings.
Pittsburgh police said Jones shot Pinkney in the head in the 1700 block of Bealleau Drive in Fineview that night.
Investigators obtained surveillance footage from the housing complex that showed a suspect raise his left hand from a short distance and shoot the victim in the face.
He then fled in a black Jeep Patriot.
That man, who had dreadlocks and a full beard, was identified by the police as Jones.
The next day, investigators went to the home of Jones’ girlfriend to talk to him, but he ran.
He was arrested a short time later.
Jones was sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski.
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