Salisbury, MD - On June 1, 2023, the Honorable Kathleen L. Beckstead, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, sentenced Gary Dupont Jr., of Salisbury, Maryland, to thirty (30) years of active incarceration for Attempted Second Degree Murder and related charges.Ten (10) years of his sentence are mandatory sentence without the possibility of parole. Gary Dupont Jr. will be placed on five years of supervised probation upon his eventual release.On March 15, 2023, after a two (2) day jury trial presided over by Judge Beckstead, DuPont Jr., was convicted of Attempted Second Degree Murder, Firearm Use in a Violent Crime, Illegal Possession of a Regulated Firearm, and related offenses.On December 27, 2021, after a physical altercation involving several people in the Dollar General Store on North Salisbury Boulevard in Salisbury, Maryland, DuPont shot the female victim once in the abdomen as she attempted to take his photograph to give to law enforcement. DuPont then fled the scene, disposing of his handgun as he did so.The victim underwent emergency surgery at Tidal Health Hospital and survived her wound. DuPont was arrested in early April 2022 by agents of the United States Marshals Service.Wicomico County State's Attorney (SA) Jamie Dykes commended the members of the Salisbury Police Department for their work in the investigation, specifically thanking Detective P. Glynn for his hard work and diligence in the case. SA Dykes also commended Senior Assistant State's Attorney D. Scott Messersmith, who prosecuted the case.© Eastern Shore Undercover LLC TM/SM. All Rights Reserved.