The family of a woman shot and killed at a local barbershop wants answers after the person who pulled the trigger was found \u201cnot guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n
PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> Woman dies after being shot inside East Carson Street barbershop; suspect charged with homicide<\/a><\/p>\n Surveillance video taken from inside Bonez Barber Shop in October 2025 shows what happened. <\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> Surveillance video offers crucial evidence in deadly shooting at barbershop in South Side<\/a><\/p>\n It shows Myairah Carter sitting in the barber\u2019s chair. She is approached by Rayon Williams. The two argue before Carter pulls a gun and shoots Williams.<\/p>\n Carter claimed it was self-defense, and Wednesday, a jury agreed.<\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> Woman charged in deadly shooting inside Pittsburgh barbershop acted in self-defense, attorney says<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no justice,\u201d Michelle Butler told Channel 11. Rayon Williams is her daughter.<\/p>\n \u201cHow do I live? I never really went to court to find justice in the legal system,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Butler and her daughter\u2019s wife, Andrea, spoke exclusively to Channel 11 about the verdict.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a pain that you never think that could happen. I had no words but to cry,\u201d Andrea said.<\/p>\n Andrea says her wife and Carter had a number of negative interactions over the years, even moving to avoid trouble.<\/p>\n Both Andrea and Michelle believe Rayon was misrepresented in court. They say she was made out to be a violent gangster.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was a good person; you know what I mean? She had a lot of people who loved her and knew about her,\u201d Andrea said.<\/p>\n \u201cJustice would\u2019ve been some type of closure. Of course, I can\u2019t get her back and I can\u2019t hear her voice, her laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n Channel 11 reached out to Carter\u2019s attorney, Ken Haber. He sent us the following statement:<\/p>\n \u201cI was not surprised by the jury\u2019s verdict or the swiftness in which they reached it. They sat there for four days and listened to a lot of evidence, all of the evidence, not just a five-second clip of a redacted video. The evidence presented by the Commonwealth made it clear my client was in an impossible position that she didn\u2019t ask for. She was in the process of being attacked in a public place while she sat in a barber\u2019s chair trying to get her haircut. Her assailant was lunging towards her while reaching in her waist area for what my client had every reason to believe was a firearm. Her reaction was out of self-preservation and clearly justified under the circumstances. Myairah Carter sat in a jail cell for over a year on a case that should have never been prosecuted.\u201d<\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n