BALTIMORE (AP) 鈥� Baltimore Police say they’ve made an arrest in the killing of a well-known anti-violence activist.
Police commissioner Michael Harrison thanked officers in a statement Thursday 鈥渇or their diligence” in apprehending the suspect in the killing of Dante Barksdale.
Harrison said he will work with prosecutors 鈥渢o ensure justice is served.鈥� News outlets report that police served an arrest warrant on 28-year-old Garrick L. Powell Jr., who was home on pretrial detention on unrelated gun charges in Anne Arundel County. Officials didn鈥檛 immediately provide a motive in the killing of Barksdale in January.
In a statement, Mayor Brandon Scott said Barksdale was a 鈥渧ictim of the very gun violence he was determined to prevent.鈥�
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