A deadly shooting in an Eastpointe Foot Locker parking lot on May 3, 2025 left 18-year-old Steven Edward Gardin Jr. and 19-year-old Juvan Maurice Newman dead after a verbal dispute between two groups escalated into a physical fight. The confrontation turned lethal when 19-year-old Lakylia Sheila Taylor retrieved a handgun from her vehicle and began shooting. Another man, Tyjaune Pierre Morris-Turner, suffered severe injuries, and Lakylia Taylor’s brother, Dejuan Jermain Taylor, was accidentally struck by gunfire and injured.

Lakylia Taylor surrendered to police on May 5, 2025 and was charged with second-degree homicide, assault with intent to murder, tampering with evidence, carrying a concealed weapon, and two counts of felony firearm; bond was set at $2.5 million. Dejuan Taylor was arrested on charges including tampering with evidence, firearm larceny, carrying a concealed weapon, and larceny, with bond set at $250,000. A trial date has been scheduled.

Are there witnesses who were in the parking lot that day or anyone with information about the events leading up to the shooting?