Sohn was at home in North Carolina when George Floyd, a Black man, was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis last year. Baltimore's history of police corruption The scandal broke at a time of struggle and high tensions between Baltimore community members and the police department. He enjoyed the admiration and respect of his superiors and was given special privileges. We Own This City instead works as a kind of appendix, an updated extra for Simon and Pelecanoss existing, well-earned fan base. How is this going to be investigated? SOHN: Well, you know, that's a really good question because, yes, there was a lot floating through the air. I didnt know how much I had been impacted by it physically until 2020 came and I saw the correlation, she says. And so it's clear to me this is another way to look at the question of how we're going to restructure a - how we're going to create another structure for protection and safety because right now, I'm not convinced that "defunding the police," quote, unquote, is really the thing because that's supporting social structures that support the people. What, he asks Steele, is driving the polices actions? And I felt that the rumors, you know, also have some validity because there is a history of corruption, though rumors, you know, can't always be proven. It is revealed that Suiter had been summoned to testify in the now infamous Gun Trace Task Force trial, an elite police unit that proved to be one of the dirtiest in Baltimores recent history. But it brought back the visceral sensation of being in Baltimore for the uprising that followed the death of Gray. United States I think the other thing that really got me was understanding that with this crime not being solved, with this death not being solved, if the police are involved in that, then theyre willing to throw this family under the bus. Spanish. THE SLOW HUSTLE is included in a collection of four gripping documentary titles that debut on Tuesdays, beginning November 23. What it does offer, however, is a forlorn perspective on a major metropolis whose police force has so betrayed the publics trust that the truth is now impossible to determineand, consequently, cynicism reigns supreme regarding the powers-that-be. Created by David Simon, this seminal series explores the world of crime in Baltimore through the lenses of both civilians and law enforcement. As of late March, 76 people had been murdered so far this year, up from 65 over the same period in 2021. The two men were sent to prison for crimes they did not commit. (The 2021 HBO documentary The Slow Hustle, by the Wire alum Sonja Sohn, touched on aspects of the case.) Former members of the GTTF. Baltimore Police. A detective in a nearby county traces a string of overdoses to Baltimore. The Slow Hustle starts with shocking footage of Suiters body being discovered (Oh, my god!, Sean, no! David Simon returns to a familiar beat for HBO, updating if not improving on an old critique. There was no specific training for supervisors. With Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, Josh Charles. Whats the mission?, Exactly. Baltimore prosecutors want greater flexibility to undo convictions after Gun Trace Task Force scandal. It also tracks several local journalists, including Baltimore Sunreporter Justin Fenton andSalon editor-at-large D. Watkins, while they parse the investigation into Suiters death to its official andto many, including Suiters familyunsatisfying conclusion. Actor, filmmaker and activist Sonja Sohn is the founder and CEO of the Baltimore-based reWIRED for Change, an outreach program for at-risk youth inspired by her six seasons appearing on HBOs The Wire. You were filming as this was all playing out in real time. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. English, India THE SLOW HUSTLE, a feature documentary directed by Sonja Sohn (HBO's "Baltimore Rising", "The Wire"), chronicles the still unsolved death of Baltimore police detective Sean Suiter, fatally shot in the head in 2017 while in the line of duty, and explores the ongoing speculation about what really happened that day. And we're all not feeling protected nor served. The film follows Suiters family as it tries to get answers about his death. The true story of the Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force. He became a police cadet in 2003, married and bought a house. Two Baltimore plainclothes police detectives were convicted Monday of racketeering, robbery and fraud in a trial involving a wide range of criminal . Along the way, though, you got a lot of rich personal stories to invest in, which is how dramas with a broad social scope manage to succeed as both art and argument. At the center of The Slow Hustle is Baltimore Police Department detective Sean Suiter. Sgt Wayne Jenkins was the ringleader and is the central protagonist of the book and TV series. See production, box office & company info, Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall, Bad tidings in the Baltimore Police Department. Despite numerous complaints, Hersl is placed on the GTTF. English, Japan He and members of the GTTF framed the two men that Jenkins had been pursuing by planting drug evidence. Her first feature documentary Baltimore Rising portrayed the city in the aftermath of Freddie Grays death and THE SLOW HUSTLE continues her work focusing on Baltimore and its inherent racial and socio-economic problems. Bringing Jenkins and his ilk to justice does not mean Baltimores problems are resolved. The results of this quest were predictably meager, and it wasnt long before pressure began to mount on Commissioner Kevin Davisfrom both the public and the mayorto find the assailant who killed this heroic cop in the line of duty. Will members of the community reach out to us? What you might miss is the vivid human tapestry that brings this kind of institutional analysis to life on the screen and keeps it alive in your memory. So the federal investigation that eventually brought Jenkins and some of his cronies to justice is no spoiler. We Own This City: Created by George Pelecanos, David Simon. But except for flashbacks, the story is set in the latter 2010s. The series was shot in Baltimore and brings together several alumni of the The Wire, both on screen and behind the camera, including David Simon and George Pelecanos. English, France That case gives the series its shape and through-line, but also a relentless, repetitive structure. He says: He was regarded well within the police department as someone who was good at his job, who had this eye for driving down the street and seeing somebody make a movement and it turns out that person has a gun. In workplaces across the country, the culture is changing quite a bit. He was praised as a positive role model. I did not want to initially direct another film that involves law enforcement. English, Pakistan (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "THE SLOW HUSTLE"). Officers tell me that its a new day over there and everybodys wearing body cameras all the time, which wasnt the case until pretty late in the investigation of the gun trace taskforce. But they also have a brash, cocky face: Sgt. Start from the beginning and watch the first episode ofWe Own This Cityfor free. Jensen monitors Gondos calls. But after meeting [Suiters wife] Nicole, and beginning to see that there were pieces missing in the investigation of Seans Suiters death, likethis is a cop. And that case right there has a connection to many other cases that were in the public eye at the time. Det James Kostoplis testified that, soon after joining the GTTF, he was asked by Jenkins to go for a ride. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. But it is a pointed reminder that after all this time to quote a series that remains quotable for a reason the game is the game. The police department is now under federal oversight but the decades-old spectre of corruption lingers. Many residents in the city, especially in Black communities, just don't trust the police. His report, published in January this year, ran to 515 pages and sought to explain how a scandal of such proportions could begin and continue for years without being detected. Nobody knew. She grew up in Newport News, Virginia, had a stint in New York as a slam poet and recorded an album in London. But the GTTFs reign of impunity was cut short when a suburban drug investigation happened to reveal one officers contacts with a drug organisation. I think you identified it perfectly. An independent review board ruled that the 43-year-old detective had in fact shot himself a finding that his family and others vehemently reject. Watkins is the most outspoken of The Slow Hustles many talking heads, but even he confesses that anythings possible when it comes to Suiter, given that its difficult to ascertain the nature and degree of his involvement with the GTTF. They didnt trot these guys out for press conferences. NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with director and actor Sonja Sohn about her new film, The Slow Hustle. That is the rumour that sweeps like a wildfire through the city and the fact thats the first theory that erupts says something on a larger scale about what could happen if the police dont get their act together and regain the trust of the people., Sohn adds: To me, what Nicole [Suiters widow] and the family are going through is the microcosmic example of what is happening to all of us, that when public institutions and structures dont get their act together, the people suffer and, in this instance, the family suffers.. Fenton, who reported on the trial, recalls: Through the people cooperating and telling the truth, we gained a new level of understanding of how these things work that I dont think weve had previously. We Own This City, the anticipated new drama from The Wires David Simon, cracks open the story of a corrupt Baltimore police unit fallen from grace. Maybe this is intentional. English, Malaysia Filmmaker and actress Sonja Sohn of "The Wire" returns with the follow-up to her 2017 documentary"Baltimore Rising." The new film, titled "The Slow Hustle," looks to be an equally powerful look. The GTTF further damaged the already troubled relationship between police and residents of Baltimore. See the full list of We Own This Citycast and charactershere. Like many series right now, this one is using a nonfiction story to approximate the power of fictional drama. Im not sure the police have proven that.. Ive been waiting for you all my life and now youre here and Im an old lady. But lets see what I can do. The city knows that Suiter was going to testify against a group of corrupt cops and there is this history of corruption in the police department in Baltimore, then that lack of trust is amplified throughout this city., So the first theory that folks are thinking is, Of course you guys killed him. Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor. Do we extend that to law enforcement as well? In an act of radical transparency, the Baltimore police department hired an outside investigator to conduct a review. The Baltimore Furniture Bank is a nonprofit organization in Baltimore City, fiscally sponsored by Fusion Partnerships, Inc. I felt alone and I was happy. Read on for more. Late in the series, she meets with Brian Grabler (Treat Williams), a retired detective turned critic of the department, who makes a Socratic case that the war on drugs has failed. Momodu Gondo finds himself in an interrogation. Theres a whole philosophical debate around human beings, and, you know, are they inherently good or evil? You know, it took a minute to gain their trust. In a war, civilians get hurt and nobody does anything. I need a unit medic right now. With a mission to improve Baltimore through green space and education, Parks & Peoplebelieves that everyone deserves a park as a place to learn, play, grow and enjoy. The Wires Sonja Sohn on her Baltimore documentary: We are seeing multilayered corruption, Director Sonja Sohn interviewing D Watkins for The Slow Hustle. Its remarkable.. The official podcast of the HBO Original Limited Series. As he notes, despite numerous different mayors and police commissioners, nothing much has changed in Baltimore over the years aside from the names of those engaging in criminal activity. What really got me with the Baltimore Rising cast is I saw them speak at a museum and I was like, Oh my god! I cried. Here, WWD looks at 11 new documentaries and docuseries to watch in December 2021. He noted that the location of the lethal gunshot indicated that it could have been a self-inflicted wound, but later remarked that if Suiter was trying to cover up a suicide, he wouldnt have shot himself in the head; instead, he would have fired at his chest, which would have made it resemble a murder. English, Portugal Sohn was born to an African American father and Korean mother who met after the Korean war. Stream on HBO Max on Dec. 1. Bernthal (recently of the Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark) makes a convincing baby gangster, arrogant and petulant, growing sloppier and greedier. We Own This City does not do much to explain Jenkins or complicate his villainy, but it is insightful about how a bad cop learns to be bad more effectively (and how he makes his colleagues worse). None, it seems, let Baltimore get under their skin as much as Sonja Sohn, who played police detective Kima Greggs the first major portrayal of a Black lesbian on American television on the trail of drug lords in the five-season drama. One thing that we all knew is that there were way too many details in this case that were conflicting. You get a guy on a wiretap talking to drug dealers about drugs and then you just keep pulling that string.. The conflicting theories on his death speak to stark divisions between the involved parties an independent review board ruled his death a suicide, a theory that the Suiter family strongly resists. The Slow Hustle, which debuts Tuesday night on HBO and HBOMax, looks at the death of Baltimore Police Detective Sean Suiter, who lived in Prince George's County and who was shot in the head in late 2017, the day before he was due to testify in a federal probe of police corruption. Ultimately, the journey reveals how theculture of corruption within the ranks of the Baltimore police forcecontributed to the destruction of the publics trust and impacted the police departments ability to solve a shooting deathof one of its own. In July of 2022, the lead investigator into Sean Suiter's death, Sgt James Lloyd was sentenced to one year in jail for using his fellow policemen to harass a contractor working on his home. French A protest of Sean Suiters death in The Slow Hustle. info_outline, Includes: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Cte dIvoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Guinea, Guyana, Madagascar, Mali, Martinique, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Runion, Senegal, Togo, Germany, Austria, Switzerland English, The Netherlands As Nicole Steele, a civil-rights-division attorney, Wunmi Mosaku does all she can to create a character who feels her mission deeply and who chafes at her departments resistance to real change. Whats Their Deal? They were veritable gangsters, and the fact that Suiter died in this puzzling manner a mere day before he was speaking to the feds about his shady colleagues raised immediate suspicions that he was actually the victim of an orchestrated hit. The cast and crew explore Baltimore as a character, touching on the real people and locations portrayed in the series. Fenton writes that the police commissioner Frederick Bealefield insisted that police were not going after everyone in Baltimore any more, just bad guys with guns. This emphasis on numbers and quantity over quality really had a corrosive effect on the police department and influenced the conduct of officers. You know, I think we're already, across the country, not trusting our law enforcement. The convicted officers were sentenced to prison terms ranging from seven to 25 years. And with little apparent will to transform police departments (and their cultures of silence and coercion) or the political institutions that support them, it comes across as a deeply rooted malady for which theres no easy cure. Copyright 2021 NPR. The crime drama series is based on Justin Fenton's 2021 nonfiction book of the same name and stars . Podcast episodes are available each week right after the latest episode. SONJA SOHN: I think the one thing that I had to zero in on or hone in on was the fact that there - that this was a Black man who appeared to be murdered, whose murder was unsolved and quite possibly could have been at the hands of law enforcement. They connect people in need with high quality used furniture and household goods, helping them to establish a sense of pride and stability. 5 Takeaways From ESPNs (Newest) Bombshell Dan Snyder Report, The Bidens Went to Dinner and Ordered the Same Dish, Dividing the Internet, PHOTOS: 2023 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Honoree Dinner Celebrating Joni Mitchell, Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Is Predicted for March 22-25. It tells how a shift in policing strategy in 2007 led to the creation of the GTTF amid concern that police had spent too long pursuing drugs rather than guns. However, in this particular instance, the dynamics at play arent quite as clear-cut as that description makes them sound. 2023 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. On Wednesday morning, former Baltimore police Sgt. All rights reserved. English, Israel Courtesy of HBO Max . Underpinning it all is a Wire-style critique of institutions, in particular a police department so hollowed out by corruption that even the attempt to solve the death of one of its own is met with insurmountable doubts. But at the same time, this was a police officer. How did you, as a filmmaker, you know, distinguish between fact and rumor? Led by interviews with Salons D. Watkins (a Baltimore native), The Baltimore Suns Justin Fenton and WMAR-TVs Brian Kuebler, Sohns film immerses itself in a city plagued by pervasive distrust of the police, thanks to a long history of corruption, harassment and murderthe most recent and notorious example of which was the 2015 killing of Freddie Gray. They drove a short distance to a side street where Jenkins told Kostoplis to leave his phone and equipment in the van and get out. He was law enforcement. And that's where D. Watkins comes in to play - someone who's lived on sort of both sides of the track and having, you know, been, you know, a critical, you know, just a social critic and delving into those topics and bringing that perspective. I dont know about the soul, because Nicole is the soul of the film, or maybe Nicole is the heart. Through his early years on the force, Jenkins goes from learning how to scam the overtime rules to outright larceny. There are other theories. info_outline, Includes: Ascension Island, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, St. Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Finland Suiter died just a day before he was due to testify before a federal grand jury investigating an elite Baltimore police unit, part of one of the worst law enforcement corruption cases in recent US history. e was praised as a positive role model. Their solution: They sold the drugs and firearm back onto the street. The documentary We Own This City draws attention to the corruption within the Baltimore Police Department. English Spanish, Brazil English, Philippines Anyone can read what you share. FLORIDO: That was Sonja Sohn. In a war, you have enemies. Sonja Sohn, who played Baltimore cop Kima Greggs onThe Wire and who founded a Baltimore-based nonprofit, directs the film. I can make a movie. Fenton commented: Every officials talking about reform, reform, reform and you think that all eyes are on the police department and everybodys behaving their best and yet this is going on. Baltimore Police officers found guilty in Gun Trace Task Force corruption case. She comments: Everybody walks away from the film seeing that the suicide implication is pretty serious and, if youre going to imply that, then youd better have really stiff, unshakeable evidence. Accuracy and availability may vary. A still from "Adrienne.". The city had also recorded 714 robberies, an increase of almost 25%. Focusing on the 1980s, the documentary tells the story of Michael Dowd, a former. On Nov. 15, 2017, Suiter was accompanying his rookie partner David Bomenka on an assignment when he allegedly spotted a suspicious figure in an alleyway in the citys Harlem Park neighborhood. You may know her for her role as a Baltimore police detective in the hit series "The Wire." This series may not change the game. Many residents in the city, especially in Black communities, just don't trust the. Ex-po. When we spoke recently, I asked what drew her to Detective Suiter's case. Through media arts education, Wide Angle Youth Media cultivates and amplifies the voices of Baltimore youth to engage audiences across generational, cultural, and social divides. Two former Baltimore Police officers sentenced to a combined 454 years in federal prison for shaking down citizens in the early 2000s had their prison terms reduced to 20 years each by a. English, Romania Six of the eight arrested pleaded guilty to the charges. So that's sort of like the sieve through which the rumors come through. English, Italy Pelecanos and Simon also serve as writers. I believe that this film substantiates further in a different way how broken the structure of law enforcement is. WATCH NOW The Slow Hustle, an HBO original documentary from director Sonja Sohn (HBO's " Baltimore Rising " and " The Wire "), chronicles the still unsolved death of Baltimore police detective Sean Suiter, fatally shot in 2017 while in the line of duty, and explores the ongoing speculation about what really happened that day. Police stuffing their pockets and rationalizing it as their just dues was the subject of The Shield (itself inspired by a Los Angeles police scandal), which celebrates its own 20-year anniversary this spring. The film is about one of the nation's biggest police corruption scandals. That twist alone makes The Slow Hustle a fascinating whodunit, and complicating matters further, it eventually came out that Suiter may not have been as clean as people thought. I think Baltimore does what it did to me and its a divine mirror. Let us stipulate that it is unfair to compare any series to The Wire, even if it is about policing, even if it is set in Baltimore, even if it happens to be made by two of the figures behind that HBO all-time great, which marks its two-decade anniversary this year. That is D.s perspective within the film. Sohn is also sceptical. So rumors and speculation ran rampant about what really happened to Officer Suiter, not just among residents, but also among politicians, among journalists. While an Independent Review Board was ultimately created to get to the bottom of this, its conclusionthat Suiter had taken his own lifedidnt convince skeptics, especially considering that its final report featured at least one glaring factual error that undercut its reliability. The presence of a local filmmaking community can have a positive impact on citizens and neighborhoods. Fenton comments: We have years and years of lawsuits, of complaints, of opportunities to catch them and it was this suburban drug investigation that led to them getting caught. The latter, in the seriess view, allowed crime to spike and in turn motivated the police brass to ignore Jenkinss crimes until a federal investigation exposed them. Reinaldo Marcus Green directs and serves as executive producer. The actor-turned-directors new film The Slow Hustle tells the story of a detective who was killed just before he was set to testify in a corruption case. Bromwich, a senior counsel at the law firm Steptoe, says by phone: People were promoted without any sense of whether they would be capable of managing people. So you have to think thats making a difference. Like, even if youre a police officer, they really dont.. The mission of the Black Mental Health Alliance (BMHA) is to develop, promote, and sponsor trusted culturally-relevant educational forums, training, and referral services that support the health and well-being of Black people and vulnerable communities. English, Argentina Sharp Dressed Man is the only program of its kind in the greater Baltimore area. HBO doc "The Slow Hustle" examines the mysterious death of Baltimore cop Sean Suiter, who was set to testify against police corruption and then was found with a bullet in the head. The program serves men in re-entry, addiction recovery, and veterans returning to the workforce. Wayne Jenkins (Jon Bernthal), who as the real-life head of Baltimores Gun Trace Task Force turned that elite plainclothes unit into a state-run gang, skimming cash and drugs from raid targets and using his status in the department to cover up abuse, corruption and deadly procedural violations. Over six episodes, host D. Watkins will share his experiences in and out of the writers room and speak to the people who brought this story to the screen. In January, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh fired her police commissioner and replaced him with former Deputy Commissioner Darryl De Sousa, who promised sweeping reforms to the department. English, Hong Kong Portuguese, Brazil, Chile They were working in the shadows, and deployed by the police department as another tool to roam the streets looking for guns.. Engaging the journalists was, I think, one of the better decisions that I made. 1 Season | 6 Episodes | TV-MA WATCH NOW Executive produced by George Pelecanos ( The Deuce) and David Simon ( The Wire) -- and based on the book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton -- We Own This City is a six-hour, limited series chronicling the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force. For years its plainclothes officers went on a a crime spree that included robbing people they stopped on the streets, planting drugs and guns on innocent people, invading peoples homes and stealing from them as well as fraudulently charging the city for working overtime. The cast includes Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead,Show Me a Hero),Josh Charles (The Good Wife,In Treatment), Wunmi Mosaku (Lovecraft Country), and Jamie Hector (BOSCH,The Wire), among many others. Long history of neglect: why are missing Black people still less likely to be found? This prompted an FBI wiretap somewhat evocative of The Wire. Suiter, it turned out, wasnt just some nondescript detective; he was scheduled to testify before a federal grand jury about his fellow officers corruption the following day. opens, it's "November 15, 2017" and we hear a frantic 911 call about a Baltimore police officer having been shot, and we then get the body cam footage as cops arrive on the scene. Reports showed that Suiter had been presentand involved in some waywith a 2010 incident in which GTTF members, using unmarked cars, attempted to rob two Black men who subsequently fled the scene, resulting in a car chase and auto accident that killed an innocent motorist. Obvious answers werent forthcoming, but many came to think that if the latter were true, Suiter might not have been murdered at all; rather, he could have committed suicide, and staged it to look like a homicide so that his family would receive his full post-mortem benefits. 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