Heroin Dealer Sentenced for Shooting 2 Men in 25 Minutes on Annapolis Streets

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A man convicted of selling heroin and shooting two people within half an hour on Annapolis streets has been sentenced to spend 60 years in prison, prosecutors said.

Kedrick Tooles, 27, of Annapolis, was found guilty in October 2016 in the Nov. 27, 2015, shootings. Tooles was initially charged with 11 criminal counts, including attempted first- and second-degree murder. The two counts of attempted murder stem from Annapolis shootings which left one man suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen and another with a gunshot wound to his face.

Tooles was sentenced Monday by Circuit Court Judge Stacey McCormack to life in prison, with 60 years of active incarceration, for attempted first-degree and attempted second-degree murder, heroin distribution, and firearm possession by a person prohibited as a result of a prior violent crime conviction. He was also given five years of supervised probation upon release. This sentence is the culmination of four separate cases against Tooles, authorities said.

"This case is an example of how the community came together to get a truly bad person off the streets and into jail," said Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Wes Adams in a statement. "My office worked closely with the Annapolis Police Department, the Anne Arundel County Police Department, and many brave victims to put forth an excellent case before Judge McCormack. I am grateful that Judge McCormack recognized the seriousness of these crimes and for her strong sentence. This criminal will not see the outside of a prison for at least 60 years, and possibly never."

The first incident where shots were fired was in the parking lot of the Bywater Boys and Girls Club. Annapolis Police say Tooles chased Traymont Wiley of the 1800 block of Copeland Street while firing a gun, which ended with the victim’s collapse at the youth club, which was closed.

Wiley suffered a gunshot wound to the face. He was treated at a hospital and recovered, but did not testify at Tooles' trial.

About 20 minutes later, police received numerous calls for shots fired in the 1300 block of Tyler Avenue. Additional calls said Tooles was running in the Robinwood community, where he reportedly shot Corey Holland, 30, of the 1300 block of Tyler Avenue in the abdomen.

A police sergeant and an Annapolis Fire Department Fire Marshall encountered Tooles, and ordered him to the ground. Tooles complied and was taken into custody.

According to the Capital-Gazette, Tooles' attorney argued that he had intended to kill himself the day of the shootings; the judge determined he didn't have a dispute or ties to either victim. Tooles was captured on surveillance pointing a gun to his head, his attorney said.

Toole's mother reportedly told Wiley's mother that her son was "going out of his mind" and that he had "snapped," defense attorney Heather Tierney said.

As a result of an undercover Annapolis City police operation, Tooles was also found guilty of two separate heroin distribution charges in July of 2016 and received 10 years in prison to run concurrent to the other attempted murder sentences. He also pleaded guilty on July 6, 2016, to the firearms possession, which carries a mandatory five years without parole.

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