{"id":165085,"date":"2026-04-14T03:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/165085\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T03:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T03:10:10","slug":"jury-acquits-man-accused-of-shooting-teen-in-downtown-pittsburgh-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/165085\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury acquits man accused of shooting teen in Downtown Pittsburgh last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A jury acquitted a man who was accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/person-shot-downtown-pittsburgh\/OXEK4UUJG5GGHGL2GGFM4JFLXM\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/person-shot-downtown-pittsburgh\/OXEK4UUJG5GGHGL2GGFM4JFLXM\/\">shooting a teenager in Downtown Pittsburgh.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/photos-police\/7VUOIMO3IBAY3LZNBREDCZBKII\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PHOTOS: Police respond to shooting in Downtown Pittsburgh<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police said Martel Hedge Junior shot the teen along Smithfield Street in February of last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/police-file-charges-against-man-downtown-pittsburgh-shooting\/AWTV5XUFDRC4ZNVZXYYDHSLYJE\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/police-file-charges-against-man-downtown-pittsburgh-shooting\/AWTV5XUFDRC4ZNVZXYYDHSLYJE\/\">PREVIOUS COVERAGE &gt;&gt;&gt; Police file charges against man in Downtown Pittsburgh shooting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Hedge was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. During a trial on Monday, he was found not guilty of all charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Court documents say that Hedge said he shot the teen in self-defense after a group of them \u201cjumped him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">That shot put the teen in the hospital for weeks with damage to his kidney and liver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/person-dead-after-crash-involving-motorcycle-fayette-county\/Z5EK3BF3VFBDBDANABXY3JQ2GI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man dead after crash involving motorcycle in Fayette County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-penguins-will-face-philadelphia-flyers-first-round-playoffs\/4PDA5FSPIRD33BM5PEHTPTLFLU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Penguins will face Philadelphia Flyers in first round of playoffs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/multiple-people-injured-school-bus-crash-butler-county\/CELMCLBYZBGHVK2VSJM7CLIWEQ\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Driver, 2 passengers injured after school bus crashes into tree in Butler County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/crews-recover-vehicle-that-went-off-parkway-east-into-mon-river-earlier-this-year\/7NRJ5AKHENGSTE3A4NEKHOFJHE\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crews recover vehicle that went off Parkway East into Mon River earlier this year<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-medical-groups-prepare-handle-health-emergencies-during-nfl-draft\/GWR3KKIN4BGSVEOXHL7J4OJEIU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh medical groups prepare to handle health emergencies during NFL Draft<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 A jury acquitted a man who was accused of shooting a teenager in Downtown Pittsburgh. 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