The mother of a beloved Baltimore Department of Public Works (DPW) employee who was caught in the crossfire and killed while trying to buy snacks at a West Baltimore gas station is sharing new details about her daughter’s final moments.
The tragedy comes as police continue to appeal for information and announce a new reward in the case.
A mother’s heartbreak
Mary Bailey cannot stop thinking about her daughter, Layla Bailey, 34, and the seemingly ordinary trip to a gas station on Edmondson Avenue near West Franklin Street on October 18.
“I always tell my kids I love them because you never know when you’re going to leave this earth,” Bailey told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren.
She said she may still be in shock over the tragedy…