On Oct. 26, before Judge Alan Lazerow Baltimore City Circuit Court, Kenyon Maurice Cypress, Jr. 23, was sentenced in a plea deal for a shooting incident that took place on August 1, 2025 at a gas station on the 400 block of West Mulberry Street.
According to charging documents, the defendant was identified as the person of interest wearing all-black in a shooting that occurred at a Marathon gas station. After an argument escalated between Cypress and the victim, the victim was shot in the foot and was able to flag a ride to University of Maryland Medical Center, where he was interviewed by Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers.
The incident was captured on city surveillance footage, court documents note, allegedly showing Cypress fire several shots at the gas station from outside as he was leaving. Cypress is then seen running up Paca Street with an unknown woman.
After months of investigation, the police identified the defendant as a person of interest and were able to confirm his identity from a witness on January 14 He was arrested by police on January 28, 2026.
Cypress was originally charged with attempted first-and-second degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, firearm use in the commission of a violent felony, and having a handgun on his person.
He pleaded guilty to first–degree assault and firearm use in the commission of a violent felony, and was sentenced to 40 years, suspend all but 13, with the first five years without parole, and 5 years of supervised probation after release. All other charges were dismissed, and he was also credited for time served since January 28,.
The defendant chose not to speak on his own behalf, but waved to family members present in the gallery.
