Steven Lee Dennis, 45, was shot and killed on the evening of June 25, 2025, in Cambridge, Maryland. Officers responding about 8:37 p.m. to the West Side Bypass and Route 343 found him lying in the roadway with a single gunshot wound to his upper chest. A civilian and an off‑duty officer were performing life‑saving measures when police arrived; Dorchester County EMS continued resuscitation attempts but Dennis was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators reported a passenger car leaving the area after the shooting. Authorities identified 18‑year‑old Damarion Tyron Sampson of Cambridge as a person of interest. Sampson was arrested June 27, 2025, on an unrelated armed robbery warrant; a search of his residence yielded a handgun and a vehicle suspected to be connected to the homicide. On July 9, 2025, detectives charged Sampson with murder, multiple counts of assault, and several firearm offenses. He is being held without bond at the Dorchester County Detention Center.

Steven Dennis is described as a skilled carpenter and construction subcontractor remembered for being kind and generous. Does anyone in the area have information about the events on the West Side Bypass the night of June 25?