An $8,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in a deadly shooting at a West Baltimore gas station that left two people dead and three others injured on Oct. 18.
According to Baltimore police, 46 shots were fired at a BP gas station around 10:25 p.m. in the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue, near North Franklintown Road.
Police identified the two people killed as 34-year-old Layla Bailey and 20-year-old DaShawn McCoy. Three other people were also shot but survived.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said investigators believe as many as three gunmen used high-powered weapons during the shooting.
Co-Workers Remember Layla Bailey
Bailey worked for the city of Baltimore for more than four years in the Water Division of the Department of Public Works, according to Clarence Thomas, vice president of AFSCME Local 44.
Thomas spoke about the loss of Bailey and the impact her death has had on her co-workers. He said employees are supporting her family, including her son, as they cope with the tragedy.
“It’s devastating. Most of her yard has been torn apart. We’re distraught about it,” Thomas said.
He added that her co-workers want the city and community to support the family during this difficult time. Thomas also said his colleagues plan to help Bailey’s son have a good Christmas by adopting him for the holiday.
Thomas described Bailey as an innocent bystander who had finished her workday and stopped at the gas station to pick up a few things before going home.
“She was minding her business,” Thomas said. “She had just worked that day. It was her time off. She decided to run to the store to get a few things to go back in the house to get ready for work the next day, and unfortunately, that was the last time for her.”
He added that Bailey was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time when the shooting happened.
Bailey’s Wife Shares Tribute
Bailey’s wife also remembered her in an online fundraiser, describing her as a hardworking and caring person who had overcome many challenges in life.
“Layla was such an innocent soul. She loved and cared for everyone who loved her, and she was a very hardworking woman,” she wrote.
She also said Bailey had been working to improve her life and that her death had left her devastated.
“She was becoming better, and her loss has affected me deeply in ways that are hard to put into words,” she added.
Police Seek Information About the Shooting
Baltimore police are offering an $8,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in connection with the shooting.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the gunmen or the events surrounding the attack to come forward.
The shooting left two families grieving and affected the wider community, including Bailey’s co-workers at the Department of Public Works, who are now trying to support her loved ones.
Original source: CBS Baltimore – Co-workers mourn innocent bystander, Baltimore DPW worker killed in gas station shooting
