Coraopolis man charged in Pittsburgh shooting that killed 1, injured 3

Pittsburgh police used footage pieced together from multiple cameras across the North Side and recorded video calls from the Allegheny County Jail to piece together the movements of a shooter who killed one and wounded three others, according to charges filed this week.

Andrew Shaqkere Johnson, 25, of Coraopolis, was charged early this week with homicide and taken into custody Thursday by U.S. Marshals.

Johnson was wanted in connection with the Aug. 7 shooting that killed Stephone Drayton and injured three others on Brighton Place.

Officers initially responded to the area around 9:50 p.m. after ShotSpotter detected six bursts of gunfire over 40 seconds. A total of 55 gunshots were recorded.

Left at the scene was a red Hyundai — running, key in the ignition, door ajar — that was crashed into a parked car, according to the criminal complaint against Johnson. The Hyundai had been shot at multiple times, police said.

Surveillance footage from the area showed four people in a Ford Escape jumping out of the vehicle on California Avenue and opening fire toward the scene of the fatality on Brighton Place, according to the complaint. The four took off, and another individual shot at the driver of the Escape as it fled.

Those in the Hyundai were also seen shooting at the group of people gathered near Brighton Place before crashing into a parked car, police wrote, At least one passenger in the Hyundai got out and continued firing toward Brighton Place.

Police later identified the owner of the Escape, who told investigators they had loaned the car to Johnson, who returned it with a shot out window, according to the complaint. An analysis of a phone number registered to Johnson showed his cell phone was in and around the North Side leading up the shooting before it was shut off or put into the airplane mode, police said. It was turned back on and left the area a minute after the shooting.

Investigators said they used information gleaned in a recording of a video call between Johnson and an individual incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail.

In one video call the afternoon of the shooting, Johnson shows a black Glock to the individual on the other end of the video call and speaks of having multiple outfits with him so he can change his look to avoid anyone who might be looking for him, according to the complaint. Police said Johnson took the call inside a vehicle they were able to identify as a Ford Escape.

Four days after the shooting, Johnson referenced the fatal shooting in a video call with the same person, according to the criminal complaint. Detectives wrote that Bright Place is a hangout for members of the Brighton Place Crips, which is a rival crew of the Manchester OGs, to which Johnson belongs.

In addition to homicide, Johnson is charged with aggravated assault. He is being held in the Allegheny County Jail without bail. Court records did not list an attorney for Johnson as of Friday afternoon.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.