In October 2015, "Storage Wars: Miami" buyer Kevin Pew had rallied his family for a special viewing of the show at his home in Pembroke Pines, Florida. But this exciting evening took a shocking and unfortunate turn when Pew's son, Hashim, shot and killed 19-year-old Janel Hamilton, according to a CBS Miami report on the incident. Hamilton, whose life was cut short when she stood up to grab a blanket, was the goddaughter of Hashim Pew's mother. After the fatal shooting, Pew reportedly wrestled the gun out of his hands, per a police report obtained by TMZ. Hashim Pew was charged with first-degree murder a week later (via CBS News).
At the time the crime was reported, Hashim Pew's motives for killing Hamilton were unclear. Speaking to the South Florida SunSentinel, Hamilton's great aunt, Verion McGann, shared, "[Hamilton] was so intelligent and so brave, a happy, pleasant, loving girl, and I just can't understand why this had to happen." McGann then addressed Hashim Pew's actions: "They have no motive. There were no issues, no nothing."
Pew, whose A&E bio describes him as "a walking one-liner machine," had a bright future ahead of him on the network, but "Storage Wars: Miami" didn't return for a second season. Though the reasoning behind the cancellation was never released, it is possible the events at the Pew home in October 2015 and the publicity that followed afterward contributed to the nascent reality show's end.
