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BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Thursday, September 4, 2025 fatal police-involved shooting that occurred in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland.
On September 4, 2025, at approximately 5:10 p.m., officers with the Cambridge Police Department (“CPD”) responded to the Deep Harbour Estates in Cambridge, Maryland for several 911 calls with reports of a naked, suicidal man chasing multiple individuals with a knife. Upon arrival, officers encountered a man matching the description, later identified as Ryan Garcy, who was armed with a knife. One officer, later identified as Corporal Jacob Weber, instructed Garcy to drop the knife, but he did not comply. Garcy moved towards Corporal Weber and shouted at officers, urging them to shoot him. Corporal Weber ordered Garcy to stay back, but Garcy continued advancing. Corporal Weber and another responding officer deployed their Tasers, which proved ineffective. Garcy, still armed with a knife, then ran toward Corporal Weber. When Garcy came within a few feet, Corporal Weber discharged his service weapon, striking Garcy multiple times. Following the discharge, both Corporal Weber and Garcy fell to the ground. Officers immediately requested emergency medical services (“EMS”) and began rendering aid until EMS arrived. Garcy was transported to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Corporal Weber sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division (IID) began investigating the fatal police-involved shooting on Thursday, September 4, 2025, and concluded its investigation on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. After completing its investigation and evaluating all the available evidence, the Office of the Attorney General has determined that the subject officer did not commit a crime under Maryland law. Accordingly, the Attorney General has declined to prosecute the subject officer in this case.
A copy of the IID’s detailed investigative findings and analysis of relevant legal issues can be found in its declination report.
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