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Miami Man Charged With Killing Girlfriend’s Brothers in Apartment Shooting

He is held without bond on two first-degree murder counts pending further hearings.

Overview

  • Antwan Carter, 31, was arrested at the scene and charged after Saturday's shooting inside his girlfriend's Miami apartment left brothers Gianni, 28, and Jaheim Pierre, 23, dead.
  • Police say the brothers went to check on their sister because of a reported history of domestic violence involving Carter.
  • Detectives say a fight broke out, Carter walked to his car, returned with a handgun, shouted a threat, and opened fire, and both men later died from their wounds with Gianni pronounced shortly after arriving at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
  • The arrest report cites surveillance video capturing the moments before the gunfire, officers recovered spent shell casings, and Carter allegedly told police, "I am the one; I have the firearm."
  • Carter pleaded not guilty, remains jailed without bond on two counts of first-degree murder, has a June 2 court date, and faces potential death-penalty exposure under Florida law.