Two men accused of killing a teenager when they fired into a group of women fighting on a Wilkinsburg street will each serve up to 14 years in state prison.
Eugene Camp, 23, of Whitehall and Omar Campbell, 21, of the North Side, pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Kevin G. Sasinoski.
Camp was ordered to serve seven to 14 years as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. Campbell was ordered to serve six to 14 years.
Investigators said the men killed Kevin Wilson, 16, who was a bystander, on March 31, 2024.
According to the criminal complaint, Kira Jackson picked the two men up that day after agreeing to fight people who insulted her children on Facebook.
As they drove, Camp and Campbell talked about “doing a drive-by shooting” as Jackson drove to Wilkinsburg, the complaint said.
“We’re ready for whatever,” the men said, according to the complaint.
Around 10 p.m., surveillance cameras captured seven or eight people jumping out of a dark vehicle. Some were armed with baseball bats, police said.
Multiple fights broke out, and a volley of shots was fired.
Wilson, who had been standing outside on Hill Avenue and was not involved in the fight, was struck in the chest.
Police found at least 15 spent shell casings from multiple guns at the scene.
A few days later, officers charged Jackson, as well as Alicia Johnson.
Charges were filed against Camp and Campbell nearly a year later.
During Tuesday’s hearing, Assistant District Attorney Matthew DiGiacomo told the court that the plea agreements allowed both men to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
At the time of the shooting, the defendants believed they were defending themselves against the threat of death or serious injury, although their belief was unreasonable, he said.
DiGiacomo told the judge that witnesses reported a woman standing with the victim had a license to carry a firearm and was known to do so.
“They were aware she had a gun,” the prosecutor said.
Defense attorney Justin Okun, who represented Campbell, said his client has been incarcerated on the case for more than a year.
“It was a true mistake with costly consequences,” Okun said. “He’s accepting responsibility today.”
Campbell spoke briefly, apologizing to Wilson’s family.
No one attended the plea hearing on Tuesday on the victim’s behalf.
According to criminal court records, Jackson, 26, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty in September to carrying a firearm without a license and conspiracy to commit criminal homicide.
She was given credit for time served of 422 days incarceration and six months probation.
Johnson, 25, of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit reckless endangerment and was ordered to serve six months probation.
