A bride who shot her niece dead during an argument on her wedding night has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter . Christina George-Harvan , 30 and Katelyn Francis , 21 , were celebrating at Jimmy K 's bar in New Brighton , Pennsylvania , after the ceremony on April 24 , 2014 when they started arguing over who should drive home . The row spilled into the parking lot and then into new husband Jeremy Harvan 's car when the gun went off . On Friday a jury convicted her of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment - both class one misdemeanors . Her bond was revoked and she was led back to the jail cells in tears - but her family say they are pleased with the outcome . Scroll down for video . Christina George-Harvan , 30 ( pictured in court on Friday ) has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after shooting her niece Katelyn Francis dead after her wedding last year . George-Harvan and Francis , 21 , ( pictured ) were partying after a wedding 30 miles south of Pittsburgh on April 24 , 2014 . Her mother Julie Francis told WTAE : ' I did n't think there would be a not guilty verdict . We figured there would be something . And this is the least of those charges . Prosecutors were seeking third degree murder , but the jury agreed with the defense 's argument it was an accident . George-Harvan , a former nurse , took to the stand on Thursday during her trial . She told the court about the hours leading up the shooting - saying there was no tension with her niece . According to CBS Pittsburgh , she said : ' I was happy…she was so cute . We were only nine years apart . The first thing she did was say , 'Aunt Tina , I 'm so happy for you , ' and gave me a big hug . ' George-Harvan 's mother ( pictured ) admitted she did n't think there would be a not guilty verdict and was pleased her daughter was given the lesser charges . As the night went on they drank more , the court heard , and soon Mr Harvan was determined to drive home . However Francis demanded she be the designated driver and tried to take the keys off of him . George-Harvan said : 'When I turned around , the glove box is open and I see this gun . I think I got ta move this gun . I go get it out of the glove box to move it and boom the gun goes off . The defense attorney then asked : 'Did you squeeze the trigger ? ' And she replied : 'No . ' Recounting the moment she realized she had shot her niece , she said : 'Everything freezes , Jeremy says , 'You just shot your [ expletive ] cousin ' . 'He steps over her dying body and he runs . I put pressure on [ Katelyn 's ] wound and I screamed and dialed 911 . She added , ' I felt devastated . It was like a nightmare . Your wedding day is supposed to be the best day of your life and my niece is dead . ' George-Harvan ( pictured before her first court appearance the day after the shooting ) said during the trial she would never hurt her niece and insisted there was no tension between the pair earlier in the evening . The row had spilled into the parking lot and then into new husband Jeremy Harvan 's car ( inside on night of shooting pictured ) when the gun went off . George-Harvan has said it fired when she tried to move it . George-Harvan , her new husband and Francis went out drinking to celebrate the marriage at Jimmy K 's bar in New Brighton and subsequently got into a fight over who would drive home .
Christina George-Harvan shot Katelyn Francis , 21 on April 24 , 2014 . Gun went off outside Jimmy K 's bar in Pennsylvania , New Brighton . Has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter - a misdemeanor . Her bond was revoked and guards led her to the cells in tears . She contends it fired by accident when she tried to move it .