A jury of 12 with two alternates chosen Thursday will consider evidence presented next week in the trial of a Butler man accused of engaging in an alleged drive-by shooting.

Assistant District Attorney Terri Schultz, who is prosecuting the case, and public defender Charles Nedz posed a litany of questions to Butler County residents to determine who would be suitable to judge Raheem J. Robinson's alleged role in an April 5, 2018, drive-by shooting on North Sixth Avenue. The trial comes after Robinson changed his mind about an earlier plea deal and decided to take the case to trial.

Robinson is accused of attempted criminal homicide and other charges for allegedly shooting a pistol at Jedediah L. Owens-Vickers, Kirisa Taimuty, Allyssa Stefanowicz and Taimuty's 2-year-old son. No injuries were reported. The trial will begin Tuesday and it is expected to last one day with a possibility for a second day if the case takes longer than expected.

Robinson faces charges of felony attempted homicide, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person, tampering with or fabricating evidence, criminal conspiracy, and a felony of persons not to possess a firearm.

Mackenzie Paige Peters pleaded guilty in March to driving Robinson to the location, circling the block several times before Robinson allegedly got out of the car and fired the shots. Peters is awaiting release after recently being granted parole from prison. She was sentenced to 18 to 72 months for her role in the shooting.

During the jury selection, Judge Timothy McCune asked a group of more than 50 people if they knew any of the victims or people involved in the shooting. Nobody did, but several people admitted to having heard or read about the case. McCune also asked if anyone had made up their minds about Robinson's role in the shooting, but nobody said they had done so.

Following public questioning at the beginning of the morning, a significant portion of the day was spent in private, one-on-one meetings between potential jurors and the attorneys for both sides. The overall process, known as voir dire, is a method for the attorneys to select, and more importantly reject, certain jurors to hear a case. In Pennsylvania, this process must be observed by a judge. Attorneys on either side can remove candidates during the process if the examination shows he or she might be prejudiced against the defendant. But they also have a right to remove a limited number of candidates for no reason.

On June 20, Robinson pleaded guilty to prohibited possession of a firearm, a felony, and a misdemeanor charge of recklessly endangering another person. But in July, Robinson requested his plea to be withdrawn. He made the request as he stood in front of McCune to be sentenced. McCune accepted his withdrawal, determining that the case needed to be taken to trial.

Robinson remains in Butler County Prison after his bail was denied on April 13, 2018.