Activists are questioning the Baltimore police investigation into the killing six weeks ago of former Councilman Kenneth N. Harris Sr., who was killed outside a Northeast Baltimore nightclub. His family also appears split on everything from how to characterize the progress of the probe to raising money for a memorial fund.

A story that appeared on Saturday by police reporter Justin Fenton described the turmoil and quoted an activist, Daren Muhammad, who has used his radio show on WOLB-AM to raise questions. Here is more of what he told Justin:

Muhammad, who derisively noted that he was described as a "rabble-rouser" by the City Paper, has raised several issues that he believes beg scrutiny.

In a boisterous speech Thursday night, he mentioned a gamut of past controversies, from slain federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna to the suicide of businessman Robert Clay to a pervasive rumor — debunked by police and the medical examiner’s office — that a serial killer was at work in Park Heights in 2006. He called the police department "racist" and accused the media of being complicit in cover-ups.

Among his questions are why Harris was taken for treatment to at Johns Hopkins Hospital and not a closer facility, such as Good Samaritan Hospital; he notes that early descriptions of the suspects don’t match the surveillance footage shown to the public. That footage, he said, is limited, low-quality, and took far longer to release than footage in lesser crimes.

He claims the police’s timelines don’t add up, and he said black homicide detectives have complained to him that the unit placed "two damn near rookies" in charge of the case.

"The citizens are willing to work with the officers, but we’re not gonna do the job of the police department," he said.

Harris' mother, Sylvia Harris, put a sign on the rear window of her car saying, "Who really murdered my child?" She told Justin: "I wasnt there, but i understand there were other people there. Why was my son the only one murdered? Why was my son the only one shot? I understand they said there as a woman, who is she? Where did she go? Why havent i seen her?"

Baltimore police spokesman Sterlin Clifford cautioned that the department’s detractors are stoking the flames of distrust that keep so many cases unsolved.

"There is a point where you run the risk of, sort of, providing cover for people who do have information to not come forward," Clifford said.

Police have complained that few, if any, witnesses have come forward to help. Some members of Baltimore's City Council have asked for an update from police. Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld is scheduled to address the council Wednesday evening.

Councilman Nick D'Adamo is looking to reintroduce a resolution he first tried 12 years ago that would increase the amount offered as a reward in city killings, saying the amount no longer is worth the while for witnesses.

"The city probably puts $20, $30, $40,000 into a lot of these investgiation and get no leads, and they end up going on a bookcase. If we put a $20,000 reward out there, i think more people would talk and it would be in a long run a savings to the taxpayers. Times have changed -- I can't see many people willing to talk for $2,000."