Michael K Williams (Omar from The Wire) RiP (1 Viewer)

[nolaswede]

RIP Sir! So sad!

 

[Zack Lee]

I just saw an article for this incident. Sheesh.

Cops seize enough deadly opioids to kill 50 million people in SoCal bust

A man and a woman were arrested in a massive drug bust that led to the seizure of enough of a powerful synthetic opioid to possibly kill more than 50 million people in southern California.

nypost.com

TIL there is a substance 100 times as strong as fentanyl which is already pretty much too strong for any legit use. Unreal.

 

[Twyst]

TIL NY post is blocked in thailand.

Guess they said something bad about the king

 

[Optimus Prime]

NEW YORK (AP) — Four men face charges that they were members of the drug distribution crew that supplied a deadly mix of narcotics to Michael K. Williams, the renowned actor from “The Wire” who overdosed just hours after buying fentanyl-laced heroin in a deal recorded on security camera video.

The man seen on camera handing Williams the drugs on a Brooklyn sidewalk, Irvin Cartagena, was charged with directly causing the actor’s death, authorities said.

Williams’ death was investigated by the New York City police department, but the charges were brought by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who revealed that the suspects had been under surveillance even before the actor’s fatal overdose last September.

It was a sting that bore a striking resemblance to the kind depicted on “The Wire,” where Williams gained fame playing the bandit Omar Little.

For months, a paid informant working for the NYPD had been making controlled buys of heroin on the same block where Williams purchased his drugs. An undercover police officer made one buy just days before the actor copped his fatal dose, court papers said……..

4 charged after overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams

Four men face charges that they were members of the drug distribution crew that supplied a deadly mix of drugs to actor Michael K. Williams.

apnews.com

 

[DaveXA]

NEW YORK (AP) — Four men face charges that they were members of the drug distribution crew that supplied a deadly mix of narcotics to Michael K. Williams, the renowned actor from “The Wire” who overdosed just hours after buying fentanyl-laced heroin in a deal recorded on security camera video.

The man seen on camera handing Williams the drugs on a Brooklyn sidewalk, Irvin Cartagena, was charged with directly causing the actor’s death, authorities said.

Williams’ death was investigated by the New York City police department, but the charges were brought by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, who revealed that the suspects had been under surveillance even before the actor’s fatal overdose last September.

It was a sting that bore a striking resemblance to the kind depicted on “The Wire,” where Williams gained fame playing the bandit Omar Little.

For months, a paid informant working for the NYPD had been making controlled buys of heroin on the same block where Williams purchased his drugs. An undercover police officer made one buy just days before the actor copped his fatal dose, court papers said……..

4 charged after overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams

Four men face charges that they were members of the drug distribution crew that supplied a deadly mix of drugs to actor Michael K. Williams.

apnews.com

Wow, so real life imitates TV, and vice versa.

Crazy.

 

[DaveXA]

Interesting that he died from fentanyl laced heroin. Drug dealer pled guilty to selling it to him.

Michael K. Williams Death: Drug Dealer Who Sold ‘Wire’ Star Fatal Fentanyl Pleads Guilty; Faces 40 Years Behind Bars

A year and a half after Michael K. Williams’ death, the man who sold The Wire star the drugs that killed him has pleaded guilty. “Irvin Cartagena sold fentanyl-laced heroin in broad daylight in New…

deadline.com

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

Wow, so real life imitates TV, and vice versa.

Crazy.

How so? Omar didn't do drugs.

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

So....maybe I'm slow, buuuuiuut why are dealers lacing heroine w/ fentanyl?

Seems like a bad business model to kill your clientele

 

[SoggyBottomBoy]

How so? Omar didn't do drugs.

Huh? He died of an accidental overdose.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

Huh? He died of an accidental overdose.

not in the show

 

[SoggyBottomBoy]

not in the show

Why are you out to nitpick and attempt to counter so many posts? The guys played a drug dealer on a show and in real life died of an overdose. That's it. That was the point of the post that you obviously missed. At least accept that and let it die.

 

[Saintman2884]

How so? Omar didn't do drugs.

His Wire character wasn’t taking and doing drugs, but according to producers, fellow co-stars on the Wire, and even Michael K. Williams himself, he developed a pretty nasty drug habit while he was starring on the Wire and had struggled with substance abuse long before his appearance on the show.

 

[faceman]

So....maybe I'm slow, buuuuiuut why are dealers lacing heroine w/ fentanyl?

Seems like a bad business model to kill your clientele

Netflix has a good series about this. I can't remember the exact name. It simply might be "drugs"

A heroin dealer was interviewed and asked the same question as you. He said that's all they want

now. Nobody buys regular heroin anymore.

 

[zeetes]

Why are out to nitpick and attempt to counter so many posts? The guys played a drug dealer on a show and in real life died of an overdose. That's it. That was the point of the post that you obviously missed. At least accept that and let it die.

well.. technically, he robbed dealers, but yeah.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

His Wire character wasn’t taking and doing drugs, but according to producers, fellow co-stars on the Wire, and even Michael K. Williams himself, he developed a pretty nasty drug habit while he was starring on the Wire and had struggled with substance abuse long before his appearance on the show.

Indeed