UPDATE: Fairground Drive Shooting Suspect Convicted in Wicomico County Circuit Court Trial
UPDATED – 10/25/24 – A Salisbury man has been convicted on charges of 1st degree murder and weapons offenses after a jury trial in Wicomico County Circuit Court. Sentencing has been postponed so that a pre-sentence investigation can be conducted.
Court records show that on July 31st of 2023, 26 year old Antonio Oliver had a brief fight with a victim on Fairground Drive. As the victim drove off, Oliver’s friend gave him a handgun and Oliver chased the victim’s car. Oliver hid and waited for the victim to return and Oliver shot the victim, 34 year old Keith Chaney of Salisbury, six times and left the scene.
Oliver was arrested in Philadelphia in August of 2023 and extradited back to Maryland.
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UPDATED – 08/05/23 – A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of 34 year old Keith Chaney of Salisbury on Monday. Maryland State Police have charged 24 year old Antonio Oliver of Salisbury with 1st degree murder and related offenses. He was arrested in Philadelphia Friday with assistance from the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Philadelphia Area US Marshal’s Office. Oliver is being held in Philadelphia pending extradition back to Maryland.
The investigation is continuing. Salisbury Police Department and Wicomico County Narcotics are assisting in the case.
Anyone with information on the homicide is asked to contact Maryland State Police investigators at 443-366-5072.
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Update 8/3: Maryland State Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with the fatal shooting of a man Monday night in Wicomico County. Bisheri Damond Jacobs of Salisbury, Maryland, is charged with first- and second- degree murder, among other charges.
Jacobs is being held without bond at the Wicomico County Detention Center.
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ORIGINAL STORY – 08/01/23 – Salisbury and Maryland State Police are looking for a suspect of a murder investigation. State Police say 34-year-old Keith Lamont Chaney of Salisbury was shot Monday night in the area of Pemberton Manor Apartments on Fairground Drive. Salisbury Police found Cheney on the ground in front of the complex with multiple gunshot wounds around 10pm. He was taken to TidalHealth Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
There is no suspect description and investigators are interviewing witnesses and area residents.
Anyone with information should contact Maryland State Police at 443-366-5072.
