Dante Barksdale, ‘heart and soul’ of Safe Streets, is shot to death Sunday in Baltimore, officials say

Police have had a strained relationship with Safe Streets in the past, with officers doubting its workers have left behind criminal ways. Barksdale himself said, before his work with Safe Streets, he was locked up on bogus charges and robbed by Gun Trace Task Force Det. Daniel Hersl, who is serving 18 years in prison.