DeShawn Fredericks is a former drug dealer in West Baltimore. He lives on the 1200 block of Woodyear Street in West Baltimore. He is first seen as an eighth grade student at Edward Tilghman Middle School in Season 4. He returns as a murder suspect in Season 5.
Biography[]
Season 4[]
DeShawn is one of a group of students who confront and beat up Randy Wagstaff after rumours circulate that he is a police informant.
Season 5[]
DeShawn and Monell murdered "Pookie" on Cary Street. They were arrested having been seen fleeing the scene of the crime. Detective William "Bunk" Moreland interrogates DeShawn. The homicide detectives makes DeShawn believe that Monell has confessed by providing Monell with a McDonalds meal. Bunk tells DeShawn it is a reward for his co-operation. They then convinced DeShawn that a copy machine was a lie detector and fake a polygraph test. DeShawn confessed to being an accomplice to "Pookie"'s murder. ("More with Less")