keep Wallace safe until the trial, the detail sends him to live with his grandmother in rural Cambridge, Maryland. After detective Kima Greggs is shot in an undercover operation, the detail becomes so preoccupied with her condition that Wallace is temporarily forgotten. Bored with life away from Baltimore, he returns to the low-rise projects and asks to get involved in the trade again. Stringer Bell becomes suspicious of Wallace's return. D'Angelo tries to reassure Stringer of Wallace's loyalty, but Stringer is not convinced and assigns Bodie to kill Wallace. Cornered at gunpoint by Poot and Bodie, Wallace begs for mercy, reminding Bodie of their friendship. Bodie first taunts Wallace, then hesitates, unable to bring himself to pull the trigger. Poot urges him on, and Bodie finally shoots Wallace, only to leave him wounded and dying. Poot takes the gun and finishes him off. D'Angelo is outraged when he learns of Wallace's death. It is one of the main factors that leads D'Angelo to want to leave "the game" himself, and it drives a permanent wedge between him and Stringer, which culminates in Stringer ordering D'Angelo to be murdered in prison - which in turn leads to Stringer and Avon Barksdale turning on each other when the former confesses his role. In season 3, McNulty finds the crime scene photo from Wallace's murder, and he and Roland Pryzbylewski share a look. Creation Michael B. Jordan auditioned before The Wire casting director Alexa Fogel in New York City for the role of Bodie. He was called back twice and the auditions went well, but he was turned down for the part because Fogel thought he was too young. The part went to Jordan's friend J. D. Williams, who grew up in the same hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Jordan was asked instead to audition for the younger character Wallace, and was cast in the part. Jordan did little preparation for the part, but used his experiences growing up on the streets of Newark as a way to prepare for the role. Jordan said, "I live in an area where there are lots of drug dealers and I know some people who may or may not sell drugs, so this is not new to me." The actor found out his character was going to be killed one week before it was filmed. Series creator David Simon has described Wallace as an emotional center