Eastpointe Foot Locker shooting court hearing adjourned as victim recovers from surgery
EASTPOINTE, Mich. (FOX 2) - Two siblings who were charged in connection with a fatal shooting outside an Eastpointe Foot Locker earlier this year had their preliminary exams moved to a later date because a surviving victim is hospitalized and unable to testify.
Lakylia Taylor is accused of pulling the trigger, while Dejuan Taylor is accused of fleeing with the gun and magazines after the shooting.
Two people were killed while two others were wounded in the shooting. One of the surviving victims just underwent surgery for injuries sustained in the shooting and could not make it to court.
The backstory:
According to Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido, Dejuan was with his sister in the parking lot of a Foot Locker on Eight Mile around 2:50 p.m. May 3 when they got into an argument with another group of people that they knew. This argument turned physical, and Dejuan was taken to the ground by the other group.
Lucido said someone in the group that was fighting was armed, so Lakylia ran to get her gun. She allegedly shot at the group, killing two people and wounding another person from that group. Taylor was also wounded.
Afterward, Dejaun allegedly took a gun and some magazines that were on the ground near one of the injured people and fled with Lakylia.
Dejuan, 21, was charged with tampering with evidence, firearms larceny, carrying a concealed weapon, and larceny less than $200, while Lakylia, 19, is facing second-degree murder, felony firearms, assault with attempt to do murder, tampering with evidence, and carrying a concealed weapon charges.
What's next:
The siblings are due back in court July 18 for their preliminary exam.
The Source: Previous FOX 2 stories were used in this report.