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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Arrest warrants have been issued for Nerson Amini, Abdi Mnongerwa, Zyquon Tot, and Gabriel Metusera, who are accused of allegedly killing mice by strapping them onto fireworks with duct tape before lighting these fireworks in the Northview Heights neighborhood of Pittsburgh in August of 2025. These four men also face filed charges of animal cruelty, numerous felony charges and other offenses. Pittsburgh Public Safety confirms that the Pittsburgh Police Violence Prevention Unit got notified on August 13th, 2025 about videos on social media of the alleged actions of these four men. The incident was thought to have happened on the 410 block of Pleasant Road and detectives went to Mount Pleasant Road and found a roll of tape, a plastic bin and remnants from fireworks. Investigators interviewed witnesses and reviewed surveillance video before they executed a search warrant, and their investigation confirms that the mice that these men allegedly killed were bought at the Petco store in the Waterworks Mall and the Petco store on McKnight Road in Ross Township.