Baltimore dubs $8,000 for gas station killers
Two people died and three were wounded in a 46-bullet exchange at a BP station in west Baltimore on October 18.
By Kevin Iyer ·
Baltimore authorities announced an $8,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a shooting at a BP gas station on Edmondson Avenue. The incident occurred on October 18 at approximately 10:25 p.m. in the 2800 block, near North Franklintown Road. Two people were killed and three others were wounded.
Police Chief Richard Worley stated that up to three shooters used high-powered weapons during the attack. The department reported that 46 shots were fired inside the gas station. The victims who died were identified as Layla Bailey, 34, and DaShawn McCoy, 20. Three other individuals survived the shooting with bullet wounds.
Clarence Thomas, vice president of AFSCME Local 44, said Bailey had worked for the city for more than four years in the water division of the Department of Public Works. He described her as an innocent bystander who had just finished her shift and stopped at the store to buy items before going home. Thomas said her colleagues are devastated and have organized support for her family, including her son.
“It is devastating. Most of her garden has been destroyed. We are desolate,” Thomas said. “We just want the city to embrace them and give them support. The family needs all the backing possible, and I know my guys are going to go all out so her son has a happy Christmas, so we are going to adopt him for Christmas.”
Thomas noted that Bailey was calm and not involved in the conflict. “She was quiet, not messing with anyone,” he said. “She had just worked that day. It was her day off. She decided to go to the store to buy some things to take home and prepare for the next day’s work, and unfortunately, that was the last time for her. She was a victim of a crime. She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Bailey’s wife shared her grief in an online fundraising campaign. She described Bailey as a hardworking and loving person who had overcome many challenges. “Layla was such an innocent soul. She loved and cared for everyone who loved her, and she was a very hardworking woman. She had overcome many challenges in life. She was getting better, and her loss has affected me deeply in a way that is hard to express in words,” she wrote.
The reward remains open to the public. The investigation is ongoing.
