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Maryland State Police charge 3 in Dorchester County shooting that killed 5-year-old girl

Two Dorchester County men and a woman were arrested last week in connection to the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old Na’Ryah Adams on the Eastern Shore. Police charged Anthony D. Harris, 26, and Wendell A. Wongus III, 23, with first-degree murder of the girl during the Aug. Investigators believe Harris received help from 42-year-old Lindsay Jo Ewing in evading law enforcement.

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Scoop News DeskMaryland · Published Monday, August 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 1:27 AM UTC

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Police said the woman used "sources not available to the general public" while employed at the office of a defense attorney. According to investigators, Ryan Adams, the man who was injured in the Linkwood shooting, had opened fired at a residence on Gold Rush after his 15-year-old nephew was involved in an altercation. All three are being held without bond.

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