Baltimore officer injured in Federal Hill shooting also went by ‘Saint,’ an artist who made national headlines rapping about policing

Jackson made headlines last year and was featured on the Today show after the department posted a music video online featuring Jackson, who rapped about “Baltimore’s Finest” under his stage name, “Saint.”

The video, produced by the department, features Jackson rapping about work as a police officer in the city over imagery of other officers responding to calls throughout Baltimore. It went viral in 2019, mixing lyrics about respect for his fellow officers with testimonial about life as an officer in the city.

Jackson, an Anne Arundel County native, started with the department in 2017. He said last year that he’d been rapping since he was a freshman at Glen Burnie High School and he hoped to bring a positive message to the department and the community with his music.

In a statement Wednesday on Twitter, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan initially misidentified the officer as a major, but later deleted the tweet.

“We are deeply disturbed by the senseless shooting of a police officer last night in Federal Hill. Fortunately, the officer is in good condition, and state law enforcement stands ready to assist the investigation," he said in a revised post.

Anyone with information on the shooting asked to call police or call Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7lockup.