Jury selection starts Friday in the murder trial of Lydell Darien.
He is accused of shooting and killing Shawn Stewart last year at a cookout in Randallstown.
The last year has been hard for Stewart’s family.
His life was cut short at the age of 49.
Stewart’s family tells WMAR-2 news they want justice.
There’s not a day that goes by where James Stewart doesn’t think about his son Shawn Stewart.
“Everyday I think about him, and it’s been hard getting through this because it’s like his life was stolen,” said James Stewart.
On July 22, 2023, Baltimore County Police were called to the 8600 block of Lucerne Road in Randallstown for a shooting.
When they arrived, they found Stewart suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died.
“We used to talk on the phone everyday, and now that I can’t talk to him, I just try to keep his memory alive,” said Harold Jones, Stewart’s older brother.
Jones wants the person who killed his brother to pay for their actions.