Man Who Inspired Omar on 'The Wire' Dies
Donnie Andrews, the man who inspired the stickup artist Omar on HBO's seminal show about Baltimore, died of heart complications Thursday, Justin Fenton of the Baltimore Sun reported.
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A derailed train just outside the hub of Baltimore sent a huge plume of smoke into the sky Tuesday afternoon that could be seen from downtown, as buildings shook from miles away and residents feared the worst from schools and office buildings across the city.
Donnie Andrews, the man who inspired the stickup artist Omar on HBO's seminal show about Baltimore, died of heart complications Thursday, Justin Fenton of the Baltimore Sun reported.
Frank James MacArthur, a local Baltimore blogger, streamed parts of his five hour standoff with police, including his conversation with the police negotiator, who came with a court-ordered warrant for his arrest.
Details are still sparse, but Baltimore's WJZ television and the Baltimore Sun are reporting that one student at Perry Hall High School is in critical condition after another student apparently shot him in the back in the cafeteria on the first day of school.
Sentenced to three years supervised probation for conspiracy to distribute heroin
Then walks off into the rain with her lawyer
A former Charm City cop takes us inside one of the city's junkie dens
Move comes after a beating in a Baltimore McDonald's for the same thing
The HBO show's fan favorite was arrested Thursday morning
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