Shooter gets 33½ prison for killing St. Paul man after Edina birthday dinner

A gunman has been sentenced to 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 killing of -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 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 review the harsher sentence was justified because the killing was more onerous than a typical one Madison received credit for days already served in custody Madison was one of several people who called to record the shooting in the parking lot of a strip mall along th Street across the street from the Galleria shopping mall around p m Dec Madison disclosed he d just shot someone and revealed the person came at me according to the criminal complaint Spectators informed 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 observers they may not have had any contact since 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 help Madison s claim in the call that Roberson came after him the complaint continues A witness informed 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 Related Articles Blaine child care worker sentenced to days in jail for abusing children Woodbury leaders seek info on rug connected to house fire Singer Dawn Richard says Sean Diddy Combs threatened her with death after she saw him beat Cassie St Paul man pleads guilty to murdering girlfriend in her downtown apartment Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man dodge immigration agents seeks donations for attorneys