BALTIMORE – Kanisha Spence, the security guard who shot and killed a man at a Royal Farms in South Baltimore in October 2022, was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday.
In August, Spence was found guilty of second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. She was found not guilty of first-degree murder.
Officers responded to the shooting around 3:27 a.m. on October 30, 2022, at the convenience store in the 1800 block of Washington Boulevard. The 26-year-old victim was found at the doorway of the store with a gunshot to his head, according to police.
The victim was taken to the hospital, where he died days later.
Spence was a security guard working with Maximum Protective Security Agency. She was working at the Royal Farms at the time of the shooting, according to charging documents.
Documents revealed the man walked into the Royal Farms with a woman, and at some point while in the store, Spence asked them to leave.