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Two men have been convicted of murder after a shooting in Pittsburgh last year that left a toddler dead in his car seat.
Markez Anger, 23, and Londell Falconer, 26, both face life sentences following their sentencing Wednesday. Prosecutors said Falconer was driving a vehicle and his passenger, Anger, fired more than a dozen shots at another vehicle in May 2022.
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At least one bullet hit 18-month-old De’Avry Thomas, who was in the back seat. He was pronounced dead on the spot. His mother was driving and was not injured.
Two men have been convicted of accidentally killing an 18-month-old child during a shooting in Pittsburgh.
Authorities say the child and his mother were not the targets of the shooting, but have not said who was the target or what sparked the violence. They said the mother was downtown to check out a penthouse she and her friends wanted to use for a birthday party.
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Security cameras captured Anger leaning out the passenger-side window and firing at the vehicle De’Avry was in, as nearby bystanders ran away. Authorities counted 13 bullet holes in the vehicle.
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The vehicle Anger and Falconer were in fled the scene, but was later found on the north side of town, and security footage from that area showed Falconer getting out of the driver’s seat, authorities said. Fingerprints from a discarded can and the roof of the vehicle matched Falconer and Anger, and security video showed Anger wearing clothes that matched one of the suspects at a gas station.
