Video shows moments after 2024 Rodgers Forge shooting, as teens tried to clean getaway car

RODGERS FORGE (WBFF) — Kamar Thompson, one of the teens involved in the 2024 Rodgers Forge shooting was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison, which was more than what prosecutor’s recommended. Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said video evidence played a role in the judge’s decision.

“The judge, after hearing the entire case, learning all the facts, hearing from the victim in the courtroom and then looking at the defendant’s juvenile history decided that the appropriate sentence was 25 (years),” Shellenberger said.

The total sentence was 40 years, but the judge suspended all but 25 years. The first five years come without the possibility of parole because a handgun was involved. Thompson previously pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and using a gun in the commission of a crime.

Thompson was one of two teens to plead guilty on charges connected to the Sept. 2024 shooting. Thompson was the getaway driver back in the September shooting after his co-defendant, Kai Wilson, shot youth sports coach Mark McKenzie with a semi-automatic handgun during an attempted robbery.

“And again, this is for the person who was driving the car, not the person that actually did the shooting,” Shellenberger added.

Video played during the proceeding shows the moments after the shooting, when the teens tried to get away, and were caught on camera cleaning the stolen getaway car with bleach.

“Well, in this case, he was an adult and treated as an adult, even though when he committed the crime he was 16. The juvenile record, it was just many contacts that he had had over the years, and just shows the attempt to try and resolve whatever problems he had, and obviously they weren’t resolved and in fact escalated,” Shellenberger said.

Wilson is expected to be sentenced in July. Wilson pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder and using a gun in the commission of a crime.

“We’re hopeful that it will be more,” Shellenberger said. “Certainly the shooter is much worse than the getaway driver, and therefore we’re hoping that it would be more.”

The victim, Mark McKenzie, has been through numerous surgeries, and continues to work through the long-term impacts of the shooting.

“I hope he’s satisfied knowing that this person will serve many, many years in jail,” Shellenberger said.

“If you’re going to commit a crime in Baltimore County, particularly a violent crime, then the people who get caught are going to pay the price,” he added.