An Upper Bucks man who shot at a DoorDash driver over a cheesesteak is sentenced to prison

An Upper Bucks man who shot at a DoorDash driver last year, irate that his cheesesteaks were late, was sentenced to four to 10 years in state prison Tuesday.

Keilan McKeever, 33, pleaded guilty earlier this year to aggravated assault and related crimes, in exchange for prosecutors dropping an attempted murder charge for the 9mm bullet he fired at Khalik Lewis in March 2025.

The gunshot struck the back windshield of Lewis’ Honda Civic, shattering it. Later, the then-19-year-old found the bullet stuck in the hood of his sweatshirt.

Judge Steven Corr, in handing down the sentence, said he was prepared to send McKeever, of Richlandtown, to prison for even longer, citing the “disgusting” nature of the case.

But McKeever’s statement of contrition in court, including his detailed efforts to better himself while behind bars, moved Corr to exercise some leniency.

Still, Corr was adamant that McKeever’s actions were unreasonable. It was only pure luck, he said, that Lewis was not killed, and that no one else was injured as McKeever opened fire on a residential street.

“We have a young man out trying to make money, providing a service to you,” Corr said. “The way you treated him, I don’t know what causes someone to fire a shot at someone like that.”

Video of the incident recorded from a neighbor’s security camera, played in court, showed Lewis pulling up to McKeever’s home on Cherry Street. Almost immediately, McKeever begins shouting and threatening Lewis.

At one point, McKeever is heard saying “I’ll shoot you right now” and “see this” before a gunshot rings out.

Pennsylvania State Police troopers who investigated the case wrote in court filings that McKeever initially lied to them, denying he shot anyone and saying, instead, that the noise heard by his neighbors was a car backfiring.

Lewis, in an interview after Tuesday’s hearing, said McKeever came out of his house already holding a loaded handgun. He was combative, Lewis said, and wouldn’t listen to him explain that his order was not late, as he believed it was.

McKeever followed Lewis as he walked back to his car, and stood behind him as he attempted to pull away. When Lewis did finally pull out of the driveway, he heard a bang and saw his windshield shatter.

Lewis said he had no idea a bullet caused the damage.

“Literally, my life was just inches away from ending,” Lewis said. “I still suffer from it: Loud noises trigger me, it’s hard to sleep at night.”

He gave up driving for DoorDash, a side gig he had hoped would help pay for college and car repairs, right after the shooting.

And Tuesday’s sentence did little to calm his fears.

“I feel it could have been a much heavier sentence,” he said. “I feel like the judge could have seen it a little more from my point of view, instead of seeing the work he’s doing in jail. Everyone does that.”

McKeever’s attorney, Riley Downs, told Corr during the proceeding that his client struggles with mental-health issues, including anxiety and depression, that are debilitating when left untreated. At the time of the shooting, McKeever had not been taking his prescribed medication, Downs said, having lost his health insurance after being fired from his last job months earlier.

His treatment, however, resumed after his arrest, along with therapy that McKeever said has helped him see what he did was wrong.

“I know I have a lot of issues, I know I have some things I want to work,” McKeever said. “It’s just hard on the outside to find help.”

McKeever apologized to Lewis and his family, saying he never intended to hurt him, only to scare him.

“I failed myself and everyone else,” he said. “I hope you can forgive me for your sake, so you can forget and move on with your life.”