Omar's homosexual character is based on the heterosexual Baltimore area robber and hitman Donnie Andrews. Andrews served 18 years in prison after murdering a drug dealer. Andrews was married to Francine Boyd, who inspired the miniseries The Corner on HBO.
The homosexual character of Omar is inspired by the real-life criminal Donnie Andrews, a heterosexual Baltimore resident who spent 18 years in prison for murder and was married to Francine Boyd, whose story inspired the HBO miniseries "The Corner."