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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two men have been charged in an ambush at a backyard cookout that left a pregnant woman, her 8-month-old fetus and four other adults dead near Pittsburgh. Authorities have charged 29-year-old Cheron Shelton and 27-year-old Robert Thomas with six counts of criminal homicide for the March ambush in Wilkinsburg. Police have said one gunman fired into the yard with about 15 partygoers, prompting them to huddle by a rear porch where a second gunman shot them with a rifle similar to an AK-47 from behind a fence. The victims include a woman who lived at the home and her two adults siblings. A medical examiner ruled the fetus' death as one of the six homicides. Both suspects have been taken in custody on other charges since the shooting. Their attorneys have said they've seen no evidence the men were involved. Prosecutors say the target of the shooting, Lamont Powell, was wounded but survived. Those who died were 25-year-old Chanetta Powell and her unborn child; Jerry Shelton, 35; Tina Shelton, 37; Brittany Powell, 27; and Shada Mahone, 26. The charges filed Thursday include one count of criminal homicide of an unborn child and multiple counts of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. Wilkinsburg is a poor, largely blighted suburb just east of Pittsburgh that is known for drug trafficking and gun violence. But neighbors said the street where the shooting occurred is generally quiet.

Police: Pair arrested in cookout ambush that killed 6