Baltimore Riot
Baltimore's riotous streets have given way to calm. Police backed by 2,000 National Guardsmen restored order in the city. There were some minor skirmishes, but all in all an overnight curfew held. Police arrested two people for looting and one for disorderly conduct, but most of the 10 arrests made after the 10 p.m. curfew were for curfew violation. The city exploded on Monday after the funeral of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who mysteriously died on April 19, a week after Baltimore Police arrested him.
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Liquor store on fire, chaos on Baltimore streets... @ChrisCuomo reporting, video: cnn.it/1DF8KNp #BaltimoreRiotsby CNN Tonight via twitter 4/28/2015 4:11:20 AM -
Challenging the police
Just moments ago, this car came flying up this block. I'm saying flying up this block, right into the face of the officers. Oddly, that emergency vehicle over there didn't move. It looked like he was going to ram right into the cops. Nobody fired at him. Nothing happened. I couldn't believe that they didn't move. He then did a U-turn and ripped down the block. And then a series of cars started coming down. I've never seen anything like that in one of these situations -- from CNN's Chris Cuomo.
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Appluse for members of Crips and Bloods as they stand with clergy. New Shiloh Baptist Church pic.twitter.com/UofkGEAKQ0
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A Baltimore liquor store burns i2.cdn.turner.com
by CNN's Ed Payne via I2.cdn.turner 4/28/2015 4:52:18 AM -
Baltimore 6 officers seriously injured
Six Baltimore police officers were seriously injured in Monday's violence, Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said. He said many of the instigators appeared to be high school students. "I think they thought it was cute to throw cinder blocks at police," Batts said. Meanwhile, several street fires and car fires continued burning late into the night as sirens blared nonstop in the city.
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Gangs keeping the peace?
Members of the Bloods at Baltimore's New Shiloh Baptist said they were trying to push back looters from businesses.
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Cops say worry about another wave of trouble tonight. Trying to stage nearby hotspots #BaltimoreRiotsby Christopher C. Cuomo via twitter 4/28/2015 5:12:06 AM -
Another building is on fire in Baltimore
The latest fire is burning at Gilmor Homes, in a mixed-use neighborhood in West Baltimore.
Other parts of West Baltimore now look like a "war zone," CNN's Brian Todd said from the scene. Small fires and looting spilled into Tuesday morning across the city. -
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Baltimore schools closed
To ensure safety of students & in compliance with daytime curfew for youth, schools closed April 28. District office open, w/ liberal leave.
— Baltimore Schools (@BaltCitySchools) April 28, 2015 -
We will work with our law enforcement partners throughout the night to deploy resources in the city.by Baltimore Police via twitter 4/28/2015 5:37:50 AM -
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We are deploying officers with the fire department to ensure fire fighting operations are not disrupted by people w/ no regard for life.by Baltimore Police via twitter 4/28/2015 5:40:25 AM
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Baltimore mayor on the rioting and looting
What we see tonight that is going on in our city is very disturbing. Too many people have spent generations building up this city for it to be destroyed by thugs who -- in a very senseless way -- are trying to tear down what so many have fought for -- Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Baltimore mom beats her son for throwing rocks at police
VIDEO: Mom beats child for throwing rocks at Baltimore Police
WMARThis Baltimore mom saw her son throwing rocks at police on television. -
Torched
A Maryland Transit Police van burns during riots in Baltimore i2.cdn.turner.comby CNN's Ed Payne via I2.cdn.turner 4/28/2015 6:20:21 AM -
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President of Baltimore firefighters union speaks out
I think it’s absolutely disgusting. I don’t know what’s going on in this damn city. These people need to go home, If you don’t belong here, if you don’t live here, you need to get the hell out of the city This city needs to recover. I’ve got firemen in the hospital. I’ve got firemen going inside, they’re cutting hose lines, what the hell’s going on here people -- Rick Hoffman
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Tonight I am praying for peace & safety for all in Baltimore, & for Freddie Gray's family - his death is a tragedy that demands answers. -Hby Hillary Clinton via twitter 4/28/2015 6:54:38 AM -
It will take all of us working in partnership. We will do whatever it takes. Despite the evil we see tonight, this is our home.by Mayor Rawlings-Blake via twitter 4/28/2015 7:02:39 AM -
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Baltimore rioting
Officers evacuate an injured colleague. i2.cdn.turner.comby CNN's Ed Payne via I2.cdn.turner 4/28/2015 8:11:38 AM -
We must come together as one City to transform this moment of loss & pain into a safer & more just future for all of Baltimore's people(2/2)by Martin O'Malley via twitter 4/28/2015 8:18:11 AM -
I'm saddened that the City I love is in such pain this night. All of us share a profound feeling of grief for Freddie Gray & his family(1/2)by Martin O'Malley via twitter 4/28/2015 8:18:30 AM
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A general curfew will be in effect in Baltimore City from 10pm April 28th - 5am May 4th unless renewed or rescinded by order of the Mayor.by Baltimore Police via twitter 4/28/2015 8:41:28 AM
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Baltimore burns
Scenes of cars and business on fire were common across Baltimore. i2.cdn.turner.comby CNN's Ed Payne via I2.cdn.turner 4/28/2015 8:46:59 AM -
"I don't think that's for Freddie," Freddie Gray's twin sister Fredericka Gray says of the rioting. "I think the violence is wrong."by cnnbrk via twitter 4/28/2015 8:50:19 AM -
Standing guard
Baltimore firefighters work to extinguish smoldering building as police stand guard. i2.cdn.turner.comby CNN's Ed Payne via I2.cdn.turner 4/28/2015 8:59:31 AM -
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Former state police officer: Authorities were prepared physically, but overwhelmed
Neill Franklin, a former Maryland state police officer who has worked with Baltimore police, told CNN's Chris Cuomo that law enforcement officers "were prepared physically" for Monday's unrest but "they were overwhelmed by the number of students."
He said not enough officers were deployed in the right places, something he attributes in part to a "fluid situation." -
Some Metro Subway stations temporarily closed
Though Baltimore's Metro Subway is running this morning, three stations -- Mondawmin, Upton, and Penn-North stations -- are closed temporarily.Metro - UPDATED: Several Metro Subway Stations Temporarily Closed tinyurl.com/meadvisoryApr. 28, 2015- Reply
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Local leaders with their ears to the ground say everyone knew #riots were coming & so should've @BaltimorePolice http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDrS77eWAAAEco-.jpg
by Christopher C. Cuomo via twitter 4/28/2015 11:59:31 AM -
State police in riot gear stand on W. North St, as a man with a broom sweeps up remnants of yesterday #baltimoreriots http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDrUD_EWoAAU5IQ.jpg
by Chris Welch via twitter 4/28/2015 12:02:17 PM -
Minister: Canceling school today is a mistake.@jamalhbryant: send #Baltimore youth to me and I'll teach them how to do civil disobedience, and make them clean up http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDrblJqVIAAlLU9.jpg
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The Rev. Jamal Bryant, a Baltimore minister who has been pressing for nonviolent protests over Freddie Gray's death, told CNN's Chris Cuomo minutes ago that it was a mistake for Baltimore city schools to cancel classes today.
"Today, schools are closed, which … I think is a bad mistake. Because these are young people out. What are you going to do productive?” said Bryant, of Empowerment Temple Church.
He said he's inviting students to his church today for two events. First is a one-day training session on how and why to engage in civil disobedience nonviolently.
After that, he said he will take students into riot-damaged areas "to go clean up what is messed up."
Though he pushes for nonviolence, people are rightly enraged over a "criminal justice system grossly slanted" against African-Americans, Bryant said.
