UPDATED: Salisbury Man Sentenced in 2023 Murder in Wicomico County
UPDATED – 08/11/25 – A 19 year old Salisbury man has been sentenced for 1st degree murder and weapons offenses after a shooting at Pizza City on April 15-16 of 2023. Circuit Court for Wicomico County S. James Sarbanes sentenced Cashmir Holbrook to life with all but 40 years suspended on the murder charge and a concurrent term of 10 years on the firearm charge – five years of which is without parole. He was also sentenced to 25 years for 1st degree assault with all but 10 years suspended – to be served concurrently with the other sentences. This charge is from a related event of a block party shooting on July 4-5, 2023, on Chippewa Boulevard in Salisbury. Holbrook previously pleaded guilty on June 4 after an agreement reached after consultation with the victims’ families.
Additional information from the Wicomico State’s Attorney:
During the late evening hours of April 15, 2023, Holbrook and others sought out the location of the Pizza City victim, bent on revenge for a video posted earlier that evening by a companion of the victim which was perceived by Holbrook and his associates as a challenge in an ongoing gang rivalry. Holbrook and others located the victim at Pizza City early on the morning of April 16 and shot him to death. In a related incident, during the late evening hours of July 4, 2023, Holbrook and his associates traveled to Chippewa Blvd. where a neighborhood July 4th party was underway. In a continuation of the gang related conflict, Holbrook attempted to fire an AK-47 during a shootout on the early morning of July 5, but the weapon malfunctioned.
These cases are two in a series of prosecutions undertaken by the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office related to the two shootings. Three other defendants in the Chippewa incident have been found guilty. One other defendant in the Pizza City shooting is awaiting trial, and one individual has been convicted of being an Accessory After the Fact.
Wicomico County State’s Attorney (SA) Jamie L. Dykes commented, “Yet again, we see violent gang activity wreak havoc on citizens and families in Wicomico County. We anxiously await the day when those who engage in such violence will decide that it must stop, for the sake of all those who suffer the terrible consequences that follow. Until then, my Office and our law enforcement partners will not tolerate this lawless behavior and will continue to work tirelessly to hold the perpetrators to account.”
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ORIGINAL STORY – 03/27/24 – Maryland State Police have arrested a Salisbury teen in connection with a shooting in which another teen was killed and another man injured last year in Wicomico County. Police say Cashmir Holbrook is charged as an adult with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and related charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ja’siah Sin’cer Johnson and the shooting of 22-year-old Jamere Capri Maynes –both of Salisbury, Maryland. Holbrook was transported to the Wicomico County Detention Center where he will be held without bail pending an initial appearance before a District Court commissioner. A second teenager involved– Mykel Elliott– now 17 years old, was arrested on July 6th, 2023. He is also charged as an adult with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and related charges. Both Holbrook and Elliott are detained without bond pending trial.
Additional Information from Maryland State Police:
Shortly after midnight on April 16, 2023, officers from the Salisbury Police Department responded to 911 calls reporting shots fired in the 300 block of E. Carroll Street near Buena Vista Avenue in Salisbury, Maryland. Responding officers found both victims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Johnson was transported from the scene to TidalHealth Peninsula Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. Maynes was also transported from the scene to TidalHealth Peninsula Medical Center, where he received medical treatment for injuries sustained during the incident.
The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was requested to respond and take the lead on this investigation. Additional assistance was provided by State Police Criminal Enforcement Division
investigators, as well as detectives and officers from the Salisbury Police Department.
All persons charged with a crime are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
State Police crime scene technicians processed the shooting scene. Personnel from the Salisbury Fire
Department also responded for assistance. Investigators interviewed witnesses and residents in the area. Crime scene evidence was transported to the State Police Forensic Sciences Division crime laboratory for analysis. Anyone with information about this shooting is urged to contact Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack at 410-749-3101. Callers may remain anonymous.