Severn Shooter Sentenced In Annapolis Murder

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A Severn man has been sentenced to serve life in prison for murder in the fatal shooting of a man on Tyler Avenue. Prosecutors say the shooting, Shaun Crowdy, 23, of Annapolis died June 26, 2016, after Jaymarri Rodney Boykin, 21, began to fire and chased Crowdy as he tried to get away.

Annapolis Police found Crowdy in the 1400 block of Tyler Avenue inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. He later died at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Witnesses said that Crowdy was seated in the driver's seat of his vehicle when Boykin, dressed in blue jeans, a white T-shirt, and a black mask, began shooting a handgun. Crowdy tried to flee the parking lot and Boykin followed on foot while continuing to shoot. The victim crashed the vehicle into a parked minivan, at which point Boykin fled the scene

Capt. Scott Williams said Crowdy and Boykin had a dispute, which led to the shooting. Police recovered a black mask near the scene, and DNA matching Boykin's was found on the inside and outside of the mask.

"This heinous murder was committed in the middle of a public space in broad daylight," said Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Wes Adams in a news release. "Mr. Boykin displayed a shocking disregard for the law, and paid no mind to the irrevocable damage this would cause the victim's family. I'm grateful to Judge McCormick for recognizing the threat he poses and sentencing him accordingly."

Boykin was found guilty of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence, illegal possession of a regulated firearm, and related charges by a jury on March 23, 2018.

Boykin is being held at the Jennifer Road Detention Center.

Boykin was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder, as well as 20 years for use of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence, and five years for illegal possession of a regulated firearm.

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