Attorney General Anthony Brown declines to prosecute officer after Cambridge shooting that left suspect dead

The Police Accountability Board reported that Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has declined to prosecute the officer involved in a Sept. 4, 2025, Cambridge officer-involved shooting, a decision the board read into the record and discussed before moving into a closed session.

The chair of the board read the attorney general's determination, saying the AG's independent investigation concluded on March 25, 2026, and "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." The reading identified the suspect as Ryan Garcia and the responding officer as Corporal Jacob Weber.

According to the account read to the board, officers responded at about 5:10 p.m. to multiple 911 calls at Deep Harbour Estates in Cambridge reporting a naked, suicidal man armed with a knife. The reading said officers encountered a man matching that description, later identified as Garcia, who was armed with a knife and reportedly urged officers to shoot him. The reading said officers deployed tasers, which proved ineffective, and that Corporal Weber discharged his service weapon when Garcia approached within a few feet. The reading reported Garcia was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead and that Corporal Weber sustained life-threatening injuries. The attorney general's investigative division opened an independent inquiry after the Sept. 4, 2025 incident and concluded its investigation on March 25, 2026.

A representative of the Cambridge Police Department told the board that the department had received an "official letter of declination" from the attorney general's office. The representative also told the board that a separate incident circulating on social media involving Bailey Road had been sensationalized and was not a Cambridge notification matter.

Following the public reading, the chair announced the board would adjourn to a closed session to discuss personnel matters and complaints filed against law enforcement officers, citing provisions of the Maryland Annotated Code invoked for closed sessions. The board voted unanimously to enter the closed session and later unanimously voted to adjourn the open meeting.

The board did not take any public action on personnel matters during the open session. The meeting record as read did not specify additional next steps or timelines for public reporting beyond the attorney general's written determination.