A man convicted in a mass shooting outside of a funeral service in Pittsburgh's Brighton Heights neighborhood nearly three years ago will serve up to 22 years in prison.

Hezekiah Nixon, 19, pleaded guilty to several counts of aggravated assault and one count of criminal conspiracy in connection with a mass shooting that took place in October 2022 outside the Destiny of Faith Church in Brighton Heights.

In exchange for pleading guilty to the charges, Nixon has been sentenced to 11 to 22 years in prison.

Nixon, who was 16 years old at the time of the shooting, was one of two individuals charged in the shooting outside of the funeral service that sent six people to the hospital.

Police said video showed Nixon and one other person outside of the funeral service -- one with a gun, t

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