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Friends, family mourn Baltimore man killed in DC

Friends, family mourn Baltimore man killed in DC
WHO KNEW HIM ARE SEEKING JUSTICE. >> ARYEH WAS A TREMENDOUS YOUNG MAN. BARRY: DESCRIBED AS SELFLESS AND CARING FOR OTHERS, FAMILY AND FRIEND OF 25-YEAR-OLD ARYEH WOLF ARE HEARTBROKEN OVER HIS DEATH. >> HE HAD A HEART OF GOLD. HE WAS ALWAYS UPBEAT. YOU'D MEET HIM, HE HAD A SMILE AND GOOD WORD FOR PEOPLE. BARRY: SOMEONE SHOT THE BALTIMORE MAN SEVERAL TIMES WEDNESDAY AND HE DIED WHILE DOING HIS JOB INSTALLING SOLAR PANELS AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING IN SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON, D.C. >> HE WAS HERE ON BUSINESS AND WE DO KNOW THE SUSPECT WALKED UP TO HIM AND FIRED MULTIPLE ROUNDS AND FLED THE LOCATION. BARRY: POLICE RELEASED A VIDEO OF A PERSON OF INTEREST AND SHORT VIDEO CAPTURED ON A SECURITY CAMERA. SO FAR DETECTIVES HAVE NOT FOUND A MOTIVE FOR THE KILLING. >> THIS TRAGEDY FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY AND YOUNG WIFE AND CHILD, FOR HIS EXTENDED FAMILY, WORDS CANNOT EVEN COMPREHEND AND CANNOT EXPLAIN, AND HONESTLY, I CANNOT COMPREHEND MYSELF. BARRY: YAKOV SCHWARTZ IS A PRINCIPAL OF THE ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE WOLF ATTENDED THROUGH A YOUNG AGE THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADE AND HE AND WOLF CAN STAYED IN CONTACT. >> SUCH A WONDERFUL, VIBRANT PERSONALITY AND FRIEND HAS BEEN PLUCKED FROM US AND IT'S VERY PAINFUL. BARRY: WOLF SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER CAMP COUNSELOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN OF CANCER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S HEALTH SUPPORT NETWORK. THOSE WHO GATHERED FOR HIS FUNERAL REMEMBERED HOW HE WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP. >> WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED, WHERE, HOW, THOSE ARE THE DETAILS WHICH I'M SURE WILL EMERGE EVENTUALLY BUT THE TRAGEDY IS THIS DIAMOND OF A SOUL, THIS DIAMOND OF A PERSON IS NO LONGER IN OUR MIDST AND THAT IS EXTREMELY PAINFUL. HE'S STILL A DIAMOND, WHERE HE IS, HE'S STILL A DIAMOND BUT HE'S NOT WITH US. BARRY: THERE'S A $25,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST AND CONVICTION OF A SUSPECT IN WOLF'S MURDER. REPORTING LIVE FROM NORTH
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Friends, family mourn Baltimore man killed in DC
Friends and family are mourning a Baltimore man as investigators look for whoever killed him in Washington, D.C.Aryeh Wolf, 25, of Baltimore, was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in the 5100 block of Call Place SE. He was in D.C. on business installing solar panels at an apartment building."The suspect walked up to him, fired multiple rounds and fled the location," said Capt. Kevin Kentish, of the Metropolitan Police Department in D.C.Investigators still don't have a motive for the shooting. They are seeking the public's help in identifying an individual seen in surveillance video.Wolf is described as a selfless, dedicated and caring man who was a volunteer counselor at a camp for children living with serious illness."He had a heart of gold. He was always upbeat. You meet him, he had a smile. He had a good word for people," said Yaakov Schwartz, principal at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, which Wolf attended from a young age through eighth grade.Family and friends gathered Thursday for a funeral for Wolf. According to the "Yeshiva World," Wolf was a loving family man who leaves behind a wife and a 6-month-old child."This tragedy for him, for his family, his young wife and child, for his extended family, words cannot even explain, and honestly, I can't comprehend myself," Schwartz said.In the words of one family member: "He was the kind of person every parent prays their child grows up to be." WBAL-TV 11 News spoke Thursday afternoon with Racheli Daniel, director of Chai Lifeline Mid-Atlantic, an international children's health support network with which Wolf would volunteer."Aryeh was a dedicated volunteer. He worked so hard, and he gave so much of himself to help children in the community and as a counselor at our camp for children with cancer," Daniel said. "Aryeh Wolf was a star for the Mid-Atlantic Chai Lifeline office, and when we lose his optimism, and when we lose his selfless dedication and commitment to our kids, it's a huge loss, devastating." Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. There is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Friends and family are mourning a Baltimore man as investigators look for whoever killed him in Washington, D.C.

Aryeh Wolf, 25, of Baltimore, was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in the 5100 block of Call Place SE. He was in D.C. on business installing solar panels at an apartment building.

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"The suspect walked up to him, fired multiple rounds and fled the location," said Capt. Kevin Kentish, of the Metropolitan Police Department in D.C.

Investigators still don't have a motive for the shooting. They are seeking the public's help in identifying an individual seen in surveillance video.

Wolf is described as a selfless, dedicated and caring man who was a volunteer counselor at a camp for children living with serious illness.

"He had a heart of gold. He was always upbeat. You meet him, he had a smile. He had a good word for people," said Yaakov Schwartz, principal at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, which Wolf attended from a young age through eighth grade.

Family and friends gathered Thursday for a funeral for Wolf. According to the "Yeshiva World," Wolf was a loving family man who leaves behind a wife and a 6-month-old child.

"This tragedy for him, for his family, his young wife and child, for his extended family, words cannot even explain, and honestly, I can't comprehend myself," Schwartz said.

In the words of one family member: "He was the kind of person every parent prays their child grows up to be."

WBAL-TV 11 News spoke Thursday afternoon with Racheli Daniel, director of Chai Lifeline Mid-Atlantic, an international children's health support network with which Wolf would volunteer.

"Aryeh was a dedicated volunteer. He worked so hard, and he gave so much of himself to help children in the community and as a counselor at our camp for children with cancer," Daniel said. "Aryeh Wolf was a star for the Mid-Atlantic Chai Lifeline office, and when we lose his optimism, and when we lose his selfless dedication and commitment to our kids, it's a huge loss, devastating."

Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. There is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

person of interest in killing of aryeh wolf
Metropolitan Police Department
Metropolitan Police in D.C. distributed a photo of a person of interest who was caught on surveillance video near the scene.
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