Shooting at backyard barbecue nets Salisbury woman 50-year sentence

Here's what we know so far.

On Thursday, the Honorable Kathleen L. Beckstead, chief judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, sentenced Ashlee Nicole Scott, 39, of Salisbury, Maryland, to 50 years in the Maryland Division of Corrections for attempted first degree murder and related offenses.

On April 24, 2024, after a three-day jury trial, Scott was convicted and sentencing was postponed for a pre-sentence investigation to be completed. Scott remained incarcerated pending Thursday's sentencing.

Previous story on this case: Salisbury woman convicted of attempted murder in backyard barbecue robbery

What went down in the shooting

On Aug. 20, 2023, while the victim and his friends were enjoying a backyard barbecue, Scott, along with four co-conspirators, targeted and robbed them at gunpoint. When the victim turned to flee from the attackers, he was shot in the back of the neck, paralyzing him. While Scott was not the individual who fired the gun, she was the organizer of the robbery and legally culpable for setting into motion the events that led to the victim's injury.