Pittsburgh man gets at least 6 years in prison for Knoxville shooting

A man from Pittsburgh’s Knoxville neighborhood will serve six to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in October to voluntary manslaughter.

Daejon Brentley, 21, was sentenced by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani on Monday.

Brentley pleaded guilty to killing Garrett King on May 11, 2020, following an ongoing dispute between the two men.

King was shot multiple times in an incident captured in Port Authority of Allegheny County bus video surveillance footage. The video showed the occupants of a gold sedan stop in the middle of McKinley Street, get out of the car and fire into a black SUV.

The occupants of the sedan got back in their car and fled, while King got out of the SUV and collapsed on the sidewalk of a Uni-Mart.

Detectives were able to obtain the sedan’s license plate number through plate-reading cameras in the area.

When officers found the car, they recovered two spent 9mm casings inside that matched four found at the crime scene.

Officers also identified Brentley from video of the shooting.

Prosecutors told the court during the plea hearing that Brentley’s family had been having trouble with King, who repeatedly showed up at their home and threatened them.

On the day of the shooting, Brentley’s mother received a text message with a picture showing King standing in front of their home with his hand in his pocket. She felt the image was meant as a threat and called her husband to return home.

The family planned to move out of the house because of their safety concerns, the DA’s office said.

Brentley’s family went to Uni-Mart to withdraw money that afternoon, but King stopped his vehicle next to them as they were driving away.

Brentley’s stepfather exited his car to talk to King when they saw him reach toward something inside, causing Brentley to fire.