EASTON, MD (PRESS RELEASE) – Maryland State Police make eleventh arrest in connection with the July 4th fatal shooting in Dorchester County.
Zakai Curtis, 18, was located and arrested in Easton and charged in connection with the murder of Tyuane Johnson. Curtis is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/violent crime, along with other criminal charges. Curtis was extradited from Gloucester, Massachusetts and is currently being held with no bond at the Dorchester County Detention Center.
The deceased victim, Tyuane Johnson, 24 of Cambridge, Maryland was found shortly before 9:00 p.m. on July 4, 2022, suffering from gunshot wounds. Police located him lying on the ground in the 1,000 block of Cosby Lane in Cambridge. To date, eleven men have been arrested in connection with his murder.