Crime & Justice
Beloved Baltimore community activist, who sued police for assault, killed in shooting
Dashawn McGrier, a Baltimore activist who worked tirelessly to help change his community, has been killed in a quadruple shooting in the city.
Dashawn McGrier, a Baltimore activist who worked tirelessly to help change his community, was killed in a quadruple shooting in the city.
McGrier was a violence interrupter for the organization Safe Streets. According to the non-profit, McGrier had been working for Safe Streets for about a month and was on the job when gunfire broke out.
Dashawn Mcgrier killed
The shooting happened on East Monument Street around 7:00 pm Wednesday. Safe streets workers say McGrier was standing on the block, talking to a group of men when a car approached and opened fire.
Authorities said officers found four men who were shot. Three of the men were killed including Mcgrier. A fourth man is suspected to survive.
Dashawn McGrier was also a victim of police brutality
McGrier was also the victim of a vicious assault in 2018 by then-Baltimore police officer Arthur Williams. The brutal beating was caught on cellphone video and went viral.
The officer was found guilty and McGrier received a $500,000 settlement from the city.
Statement from Baltimore mayor
Mayor Brandon Scott released a statement late Wednesday night, saying: “Baltimore, enough is enough. What happened tonight was a horrific tragedy. We cannot and will not allow violence to continue to plague our city. Our Safe Streets workers put their lives on the line day in and day out because they believe in a better future for our city — a future we all should believe in. I ask that we keep the loved ones of those we lost tonight in our thoughts and pray that the person in critical condition pulls through. If you know anything that may help us make an arrest in this case, say something.”
McGrier is the third Safe Streets worker to be killed in just over a year. Kenyell Wilson was killed in Cherry Hill section of Baltimore in July. Dante Barksdale was shot to death outside Douglass Homes last January
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.
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