A man is facing 34 years in prison for the killing outside an after-hours party near Loring Park

A Minneapolis man faces a maximum sentence of 34 years after admitting to fatally shooting a Rochester man outside an after-hours party near Loring Park more than two years ago.

Mayan Deng Mayan, 27, agreed Monday in Hennepin District Court to plead guilty to second-degree intentional murder in connection with the shooting of Birahim B. Gildersleve, 28, outside the Fade Barber Lounge on Sept. 18, 2022.

Because Mayan has already been in prison since his arrest, he is expected to serve the first 22 years of his 34½-year sentence and the rest on supervised release. His sentencing is scheduled for October 28.

As part of the plea agreement between the defense and prosecution, the first-degree murder charge is dismissed.

In late February 2023, a man was charged with being Mayan’s getaway driver. Jal D. Wal, 26, of Apple Valley, also pleaded guilty. His sentencing is also scheduled for October 28th. Public court records do not indicate the terms under which Wal’s plea deal was negotiated.

The criminal complaints against both men did not address a motive for the shooting. Police Sgt. Garrett Parten said in a statement that day that the murder followed “a verbal altercation.”

According to the complaints:

Police were dispatched to the intersection of Harmon Place and Maple Street around 5:20 a.m. where they saw Gildersleve with gunshot wounds to his right leg and chest. Emergency responders took him to HCMC, where he was pronounced dead 40 minutes later.