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A cast member of the Sundance documentary series Brick City was shot and killed this past Monday (Dec. 7). Darel “Creep” Evans, a former gang member who worked on anti-violence issues, was 33.

The Associated Press writes:

Darel Evans, 33, was shot in Newark late Monday night and was pronounced dead at the scene, Essex County prosecutors said. A motive for the shooting remains under investigation, they said.

Further details were not immediately released, including what type of weapon was used or how many assailants may have been involved.

Evans, a reformed Crips gang member known as Creep, was profiled in the Peabody award-winning TV series for turning his life around and for his relationship with a woman from the rival Bloods gang. The series, which chronicles city officials’ and residents’ efforts to improve Newark, first aired in 2009. The couple were also featured along with their children in a follow-up Pivot TV documentary series, “Jersey Strong.”

“It’s hard to extract yourself from the level of violence in urban America,” said Mark Benjamin, who created both shows along with partner Marc Levin. “As hard as he tried, it caught up with him. He was writing, he was doing comedy and sketches and he had different jobs. He had different children from a few different women. He had lots of love to give. The street caught up with him.”

The AP added that Evans’ story line on Brick City also focused on his work in eliminating gang violence and mentoring youth.

Photo: screen cap/Pivot/YouTube