A gunman has been sentenced to 33½ years in prison for fatally shooting a St. Paul man following a birthday party dinner at an Edina restaurant.
The sentence handed down Friday to Kayvon Julian-Breaun Madison in the December 2023 killing of 21-year-old Darien Jamal Roberson was an upward departure from state sentencing guidelines.
Kayvon Julian-Breaun Madison (Courtesy of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office)
Madison, 23, of Bloomington, had entered a straight plea to second-degree murder, meaning there was no agreement between the defense and the prosecution on the terms of his sentence. Hennepin County District Judge Juan Hoyos noted in a departure report the harsher sentence was justified because the killing was “more onerous” than a typical one.
Madison received credit for 531 days already served in custody.
Madison was one of several people who called 911 to report the shooting in the parking lot of a strip mall along 70th Street, across the street from the Galleria shopping mall, around 9 p.m. Dec. 2, 2023. Madison reported he’d just shot someone and said the person “came at me,” according to the criminal complaint.
Witnesses told police that the two men knew the person whose birthday they were celebrating, and that they were acquainted but weren’t close friends.
“According to witnesses, they may not have had any contact since 2021 when they had a disagreement related to a friend of (Roberson’s) who died from an overdose,” the complaint says.
Police obtained video of the parking lot, which “does not support (Madison’s) claim in the 911 call that (Roberson) came after him,” the complaint continues.
A witness told police Madison made a comment to Roberson that if his “friend had made better life choices he would still be alive.” A verbal dispute ensued. Madison then pulled out a gun and shot Roberson five times.
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