ELKTON — A man who inexplicably gunned down a woman he did not know inside an Elkton 7-Eleven in November 2021 while she was working an early-morning shift at the convenience store is facing a life sentence — plus more than 40 years — after a Cecil County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of first-degree murder and all other charges.
The jury returned its guilty verdicts against the defendant, Sharif Quadir McCormick, 26, of Elkton, early Monday evening after deliberating approximately 90 minutes at the conclusion of a four-day long trial.
In addition to first-degree murder, the jury found McCormick guilty of use of handgun in the commission of a felony or a crime of violence and illegal possession of a regulated firearm, which are punishable by up to 20 years and 15 years in prison respectively. Each of those convictions carries a mandatory five-year minimum sentence…