White Boy Rick True Story
White Boy Rick's True Story Is Much More Heartbreaking Than the Film
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As reported by the New York Post, Wershe Jr. became an informant for the Detroit police department when he was just 14. At that age, he was already selling guns to local Detroit gangs, which made him the perfect person for the police to use in their search to find out who was trafficking drugs. Wershe Jr. formed connections throughout the gang community in the '80s, and his work for police proved to be lucrative until it became too dangerous to continue. He was shot by someone who became suspicious, and the Detroit police department reportedly no longer had an interest in keeping him on the payroll. At that point, a still-teenage Wershe Jr. began selling drugs for real in order to support himself and his family.