The following is a list of all deaths in The Wire .
Season index [ ]
Season #
Total #
Deceased
Cause of/reason for death
Responsible Party
Episode
1
75
Man
Shot three times in the head
Chris Partlow , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
Boys of Summer
2
76
Fruit
Shot in the head for dating Patrice
Lex Anderson
3
77
Curtis "Lex" Anderson
Shot for the murder of Fruit
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield and caused by Little Kevin and Randy Wagstaff
4
78
Fredo Braddock
Shot while his assailant was practicing shooting
Man (accidental)
Soft Eyes
5
79
Man
Killed via an unknown method
Unknown
Refugees
6
80
Grocery store security guard
Killed for being able to identify Marlo Stanfield regarding his crime of stealing a lollipop
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
7-8
81-82
Two men
Died of unknown causes
Unknown
Alliances
9
83
Deliverywoman
Shot in the chest to frame Omar Little for her murder
Chris Partlow , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
10
84
Man
Shot in the head
Unknown
Unto Others
11
85
Raymond Foerster
Cancer
N/A
Corner Boys
12-13
86-87
Two New York dealers
Shot to stop a New York-based crew from moving in on the New Day Co-Op's territory
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
14
88
New York dealer
Shot in the head to stop a New York-based crew from moving in on the New Day Co-Op's territory
Chris Partlow , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
15-16
89-90
Two New York dealers
Killed to stop a New York-based crew from moving in on the New Day Co-Op's territory
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
Know Your Place
17
91
"Old Face" Andre Tonesin
Shot for being able to link the failed plan to put Omar Little in prison to Marlo Stanfield
Chris Partlow , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
18
92
"Little" Kevin
Shot for involving Randy Wagstaff in the murder of Lex Anderson and posing a security risk to the Stanfield Organization
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
Misgivings
19
93
Devar Manigault
Beaten to death for molesting and refusing to leave Michael Lee's house and to get Michael Lee to join the Stanfield Organization
Chris Partlow , on orders from Marlo Stanfield and Michael Lee
20
94
Albert Stokes's mother
Died of unknown causes
N/A
A New Day
21
95
Man
Shot
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
That's Got His Own
22
96
Sherrod
Overdosed on cyanide-laced heroin meant for the man who had been assaulting Bubbles Cousins
Caused by Bubbles Cousins (accidental)
23-36
97-110
At least fourteen people
Shot
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
Final Grades
37
111
Preston "Bodie" Broadus
Shot twice in the back of the head for informing on the Stanfield Organization
O-Dog Hill , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
38
112
Dealer
Shot in the head
Michael Lee , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
Season #
Total #
Deceased
Cause of/reason for death
Responsible Party
Episode
1
113
Woman
Allergic reaction to crab meat
N/A
Unconfirmed Reports
2
114
Woman
Natural causes
N/A
3-5
115-117
Three men
Died of unknown causes
N/A
6
118
Man
Overdosed
N/A
7
119
Webster Franklin's dealer
Shot in the back for refusing to sell Marlo Stanfield's drugs
Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
8
120
June Bug
Shot in the head for apparently spreading rumors about Marlo Stanfield's sexuality
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
9-10
121-122
June Bug's friend and girlfriend
Shot for being present at the murder of June Bug
Chris Partlow and/or Snoop Pearson , on orders from Marlo Stanfield
11
123
Homeless man
Overdosed
N/A
12
124
Butchie's bodyguard
Shot in the head to get to Butchie
Snoop Pearson , caused by Cheese Wagstaff
Not for Attribution
13
125
Butchie
Shot twice in the kneecaps and once in the head for refusing to surrender Omar Little's location
Chris Partlow , on orders from Marlo Stanfield and caused by Cheese Wagstaff
14
126
Nathaniel "Hungry Man" Manns
Shot so Cheese Wagstaff could take his territory, given to Cheese Wagstaff for giving Marlo Stanfield Butchie
Cheese Wagstaff , caused by Chris Partlow , Marlo Stanfield , and Snoop Pearson
Transitions
15
127
Donald Pettiford
Died of unknown causes
N/A
16
128
Homeless man
Overdosed
N/A
17
129
Joseph "Proposition Joe" Stewart
Shot in the back of the head so Marlo Stanfield could take his spot as the Greeks's Baltimore drug distributor
Chris Partlow , on orders from Marlo Stanfield and caused by Cheese Wagstaff
18
130
Patricia Boggus
Stabbed
Unknown
React Quotes
19
131
Donnie
Shot in the head during a shootout between Donnie , Omar Little , Chris Partlow , Michael Lee , O-Dog Hill , and Snoop Pearson
Chris Partlow
20
132
Homeless man
Died of unknown causes
N/A
The Dickensian Aspect
21
133
Manny
Shot during a robbery of a Stanfield Organization stash house
Omar Little
Took
22
134
Savino Bratton
Shot in the back of the head in revenge for the murder of Butchie
Omar Little
23
135
Omar Little
Shot in the head to eliminate him as a threat to the Stanfield Organization
Kenard
Clarifications
24-26
136-138
Three men
Died of unknown causes
N/A
27
139
Homeless man
Beaten to death after another homeless man was inspired by the fake "Red Ribbon Killer"
Homeless man
Late Editions
28
140
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson
Shot in the back of the head for trying to kill Michael Lee
Michael Lee
29
141
Homeless man
Beaten to death after another homeless man was inspired by the fake "Red Ribbon Killer"
Homeless man
-30-
30
142
Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff
Shot in the head for his involvement in the murder of Prop Joe Stewart
Slim Charles
31
143
Man
Shot several times in the chest
Unknown
Death count [ ]
Notes [ ]
There are at least 87 deaths.
Christopher Partlow killed the most characters- 35 , although most were off-screen murders. He murdered eleven characters onscreen.
D'Angelo Barksdale was the only principal character killed by a single-episode character.
"Ebb Tide " has the most on-screen deaths 14 .
Only one BPD officer is depicted murdering someone and the victim is another police officer.
Four characters died of a drug overdose.
T.T. was the youngest character to be killed off in The Wire.
Raymond Foerster was the only character to die of cancer.
Ray Cole was the only character to die of a heart attack.
Prez was the only character to kill another character (Derrick Waggoner) who was also a cop and he accidentally shot him when he didn't know he was part of the police.
Spiros Vondopoulos was possibly the first starring character to kill another starring character, Frank Sobotka .
Omar was the second major character to kill another main character (Stringer Bell), although Brother Mouzone also killed Stringer.
5 main characters were killed: D'Angelo Barksdale , Frank Sobotka , Russell Bell , Preston Broadus , and Omar Devon Little .
Snot Boogie was the first character to be murdered.
Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff was the last named character to be murdered.