Annapolis Man Found Guilty In Death During Gun Sale Gone Wrong

ANNAPOLIS, MD — An Annapolis man has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 2015 murder of Tylique Proctor of Glen Burnie that occurred during a gun sale gone wrong. Prosecutors say that Gibran Dominique Anderson, 24, of Annapolis, was convicted by an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court jury following a six-day trial.

Anne Arundel County Police say Anderson and Brian Deonte Brunson, 22, from the 1800 block of Copeland Street in Annapolis, targeted Proctor. The victim was buying a gun from one of the suspects on Oct. 1, 2015, when he was shot near Cedar Furnace Circle and Lacrosse Lane in Glen Burnie. When Proctor got out of his vehicle and approached an SUV the two men were in, someone inside the SUV fired ten shots at Proctor, striking him four times. Police officers found Proctor lying on the ground with gunshot wounds to his upper body, and he later died at an area hospital.

Investigators says Brunson had set up the meeting to buy a weapon from Proctor. Witnesses say Anderson shot and killed Proctor, but Brunson was with Anderson when the shooting occurred. Police charged Brunson with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and other crimes.

A dark SUV matching a witness description was rented by a known associate of Anderson two days before the murder, and returned 36 hours after the murder, prosecutors say. Gunshot residue was found inside the vehicle, suggesting a firearm was recently discharged within close proximity to the SUV.

Witness statements and cell phone records placed Anderson at the scene of the crime when the murder occurred.

Anderson faces up to life in prison as a result of this conviction. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 5.

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