Severn Man Faces Life in Prison for 2 Annapolis Shootings

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A Severn man was convicted by an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge on two counts of attempted murder in Annapolis shootings which left one man suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen and another with a gunshot wound to his face.

Kedrick Tooles, 26, of Severn, was found guilty Tuesday in the November 2015 shootings. Tooles was initially charged with 11 criminal counts, including attempted first- and second-degree murder, for which he was found guilty and faces a life sentence. He is being held without bail at the Jennifer Road Detention Center; his sentencing is set for Dec. 15.

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.