SALISBURY, Md.- Maryland State Police have arrested four suspects in connection to last month's murder of a 33-year old Wicomico County man.
The victim, Dondre Wilson, 33, of Salisbury, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 11 p.m. Friday, April 17. The autopsy report received from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner indicates the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death as homicide.
Troopers said the suspects in Wilson's death were identified as Dimarise Deshields, 22, of Salisbury; Pierre Copes, Jr., 23, of
Salisbury; Jaron Purnell, 19, of Delmar; and Torrey Brittingham, 21, of Salisbury.
Police said Deshields, Brittingham, Copes, and Purnell are each charged with first- and second-degree murder, along with several other criminal charges. All four men are being held at the Wicomico County Detention Center.
Shortly before 11 p.m. on April 17, officers from the Salisbury Police Department responded to 9-1-1 calls reporting shots fired in an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Adams Avenue in Salisbury. Responding officers found the victim, later identified as Wilson, inside a Hyundai Sonata that appeared to have crashed into a parked car before coming to rest in a wooded area a short distance from the roadway. EMS personnel on the scene pronounced Wilson deceased at the scene.
The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit led the investigation. Throughout the investigation, police determined evidence indicated the four men were involved in the shooting of Wilson. Information was developed through statements from witnesses at the scene, forensics, video surveillance, and evidence recovered from search warrants which police said led investigators to the identification of the suspects involved.
The Maryland State Apprehension Team arrested Brittingham, Purnell and Copes in Maryland on Thursday, April 23, wthout incident. On Monday, May 4, 2020, Deshields was arrested at a home in Laurel, Del. The investigation is continuing. Additional charges are possible against all four suspects.