Overview
- Fifteen-year-old Kai Wilson pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was charged as an adult before being given a 25-year term by a Maryland judge.
- The victim, 50-year-old Mark McKenzie, was shot in the abdomen at close range in the alley behind his home while cleaning out his car during an apparent robbery.
- Police say surveillance cameras in the alley showed the shooter approach McKenzie and pull out a gun, a recording that helped lead to Wilson's arrest.
- Authorities also arrested a 16-year-old they identified as the alleged getaway driver in the case.
- Neighbors and local groups rallied around McKenzie after the 2024 attack by raising funds and holding a walk, and the prosecution's push for an above-guidelines term highlights a tougher stance on repeat juvenile violent offenders in the county.