Man found guilty in deadly shooting outside Club Erotica

PITTSBURGH — A man was found guilty on Friday of murdering a man in a January shooting in the parking lot of Club Erotica in McKees Rocks.

Charles Becher is one of two men police said opened fire outside the club on Island Avenue. The shooting left two men dead and three other people hurt.

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A jury found Becher guilty of third-degree murder.

Becher fired the shot that killed 31-year-old Seth McDermit, investigators said.

At one point during the trial, Becher testified on his own behalf, claiming the shooting was in self-defense.

Khalil Walls is charged with shooting 22-year-old Christopher Butler, the other man who died. His trial is scheduled for next year.

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