CHILLING ECHO The Wire actor Chris Clanton is shot in Baltimore in strange parallel as his TV character was killed in same city Bernadette Giacomazzo, Reporter Updated: May 6 2021, 11:12 ET Bernadette Giacomazzo, Reporter Invalid Date, THE Wire actor Chris Clanton was shot in Baltimore last month - in a strange parallel as his TV character was shot dead in the same city. Clanton – whose character Savino Bratton was shot dead in Season 5 of the show – revealed that he, too, has become a victim of gun violence. 5 5 Clanton s character of Savino Bratton (in yellow) was shot dead on the show in season five.Credit: YouTube