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Actor Michael K. Williams poses for a portrait at the Beverly Hilton during the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on July 30, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. A federal prosecutor says four men have been charged in the overdose death of Williams, who gained fame playing Omar Little on &quot;The Wire.&quot; New York City’s medical examiner earlier ruled that the 54-year-old Williams died of acute drug intoxication in September. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

4 charged in death of ‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, photo, Michael K. Williams arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Williams, who played the beloved character Omar Little on The Wire, has died. New York City police say Williams was found dead Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at his apartment in Brooklyn. He was 54. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Actor Michael K. Williams, Omar on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 54

By Michael R. Sisak and Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

Actor Michael K. Williams, right, speaks at news conference on prisoner re-entry sponsored by New Jersey Re-entry Corporation in Newark, N.J., Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. At left is NJRC chairman and former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey. At lower left is New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. (AP Photo/David Porter)

‘Wire’ star touts New Jersey prisoner reentry efforts

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press