On a cold December evening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 21-year-old Temani Lewis was fatally wounded in what prosecutors would later describe as a 'rain of gunshots.' On December 1, 2022, Lewis was sitting in the driver's seat of her Jeep Cherokee, parked outside the Brooklyn Food Mart in the Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood. Her 4-year-old daughter, Kaari Thompson, was also in the vehicle. Suddenly, multiple assailants approached the Jeep and opened fire.
Both mother and daughter sustained gunshot wounds. Emergency responders rushed them to local hospitals, but Kaari was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Temani Lewis, a female, fought for her life for several days but ultimately succumbed to her injuries on December 6, 2022.
The investigation into the brutal slaying spanned nearly a year before authorities made arrests. In October 2023, the Pittsburgh Police, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Western Pennsylvania Fugitive Task Force, apprehended two suspects: 21-year-old Marquise Givner, also known as Marquise St. Julien-Givner, and 19-year-old Tarrell Jennings. Surveillance footage played a key role in the investigation, showing several individuals approaching Lewis's vehicle and opening fire. Police were able to trace a suspect vehicle, a white Malibu, to Jennings' mother. Both men were charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, and aggravated assault, with Givner facing an additional charge for carrying a firearm without a license.
The legal proceedings for the two accused men took different paths. Their trials began in November 2025. Marquise St. Julien-Givner chose to have his case heard by a judge in a non-jury trial and was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. In February 2026, he was sentenced to two mandatory, consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. Tarrell Jennings opted for a trial by jury. After days of testimony and hours of deliberation, the jury could not reach a unanimous decision and declared they were hopelessly deadlocked. Consequently, the judge declared a mistrial in Jennings' case. A new trial for him was scheduled to begin in June. Authorities indicated that as many as four individuals may have been involved in the shooting, though no other arrests have been publicly announced.
