<Li> Played by: Michael Kevin Darnall </Li> <Li> Appears in season one: "The Buys"; "Old Cases"; "The Pager" and "The Wire". </Li> <P> Brandon was Omar Little's boyfriend and a member of his stick - up crew . Brandon mistakenly used Omar's name in front of Barksdale drug dealers as they robbed their stash in the low rise projects; the name was reported back and started a long running feud between Omar and the Barksdale organization . Avon Barksdale placed bounties on all of Omar's crew . Brandon was spotted by Wallace and Poot Carr playing pinball at "The Greek's" - a restaurant on the west side . They alerted D'Angelo Barksdale to the find who passed the message to Stringer Bell . Stringer arrived with three Barksdale enforcers Marquis "Bird" Hilton, Roland "Wee - Bey" Brice and Anton "Stinkum" Artis . Brandon was captured by Bell's crew, tortured, and killed, his body displayed in the low rise projects as a warning to Omar on Avon's instructions . Afterward, Omar escalated their feud, refusing to relent after the ruthlessness shown, repeatedly referencing Brandon's murder as unnecessarily harsh . </P> <Ul> <Li> Played by: Ernest Waddell </Li> <Li> Appears in: </Li> </Ul>

Who killed omar's boyfriend in the wire