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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The day after: A burned CVS, and the cleanup
More pictures of an area around a Baltimore CVS that burned after being looted Monday:Clean up efforts underway at CVS intersection in Baltimore this morning. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDrgix-UkAEVznC.jpg
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Inside the CVS. Pure devastation. "This is my neighborhood," an onlooker says. Heartbreaking. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDrfZa5W8AITOto.jpg
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Official: Nearly 200 arrests, more than 150 fires in Baltimore unrest
Nearly 200 people have been arrested as a result of yesterday's unrest in Baltimore, said Howard Libit, the city's director of strategic planning and policy.
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Cleanup in Baltimore
Volunteers are cleaning up areas where rioting took place in Baltimore yesterday, including near a CVS store -- looted and burned -- near the intersection of North and Pennsylvania avenues.A completely different scene today at North and Penn as residents young and old clean up their neighborhood http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDrpXFnW0AAXH9c.jpg
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"Yes, we were embarrassed, but now it's about picking up and cleaning up the community." http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDrj1F_WIAALWSu.jpg
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15 yr-old Sulaiman Abdul-Aziz is part of cleanup crew outside CVS: "It could have been avoided," he tells @AthenaCNN http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDrqHDRWoAAEbt5.jpg
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Volunteers are loading debris into the dumpster here at North Ave and Pennsylvania. This is the third load today http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDruOppWIAAoBYL.jpg
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Baltimore-area mall closes for the day
A Baltimore-area mall -- the Security Square mall in Windsor Mill, Maryland -- has closed for the day after concerns that it was becoming the focus of plans for possible violent protests and looting by Baltimore teenagers, law enforcement officials told CNN.
A mall employee confirmed the closure to CNN.
Law enforcement personnel had learned of plans to congregate at the mall, which is about 5 miles west of a different mall -- Baltimore's Mondawmin Mall -- where the violent protests kicked off Monday afternoon, the officials said. -
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Orioles postpone another game; Johns Hopkins cancels Baltimore classes
For the second straight day, the Baltimore Orioles have canceled a home game. The team was supposed to face the White Sox tonight at Oriole Park.After consultation with MLB & state & local officials, tonight’s game between the Orioles & the White Sox at Oriole Park has been postponed.Apr. 28, 2015- Reply
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Also, Johns Hopkins University says it will hold no classes today in Baltimore city, though clinical employees in the city, such as those at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, should still report to work.Update: Classes at all our schools in Balt. city will NOT be held today or tonite.Apr. 28, 2015- Reply
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The NFL's Baltimore Ravens, meanwhile, says it is canceling Thursday night's NFL Draft party at its M&T Bank Stadium "out of respect to the curfew in Baltimore. The party was to mark the start of this year's NFL Draft. -
No repeat of last night, governor says
"We're not going to have another repeat of what happened last night," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan told reporters minutes ago.
The governor said authorities would use "as much manpower and as many resources as we can" to try to ensure no more looting and violence. As far as he knew, there were no incidents this morning in Baltimore similar to the looting and violence of Monday night, he said.
Authorities see those protesting after Freddie Gray's death "in a peaceful way" and those involved in Monday's violence "as two entirely different groups," Hogan said.
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Cleanup outside the DTLR shoe store on Pennsylvania Avenue http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDsDnZ3UgAAkk8a.jpg
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National Guard at the Inner Harbor http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDsW6S8WgAAW0Sl.jpg
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Obama: No excuse for yesterday's violence
President Barack Obama is talking to reporters right now about the violent outbreaks in Baltimore. He said he condemns the violence.
"There's no excuse for the kind of violence that we saw yesterday. It is counterproductive," Obama said at a news conference from the White House. "When individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they're not protesting. They're not making a statement. They're stealing.
"When they burn down a building, they're committing arson. And they're destroying and undermining businesses and opportunities in their own communities. That robs jobs and opportunity from people in that area." -
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Protesters gather at Pennsylvania and North
At the intersection of Baltimore's North and Pennsylvania avenues -- near where people burned vehicles on Monday -- scores of protesters gathered early Tuesday afternoon, watched by police wearing riot gear.
Police from Baltimore and suburban reinforcements near North & Penn epicenter of #BaltimoreRiots http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDsdZNpWoAAMYwc.jpg
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Obama: Country needs to do some soul-searching
"This has been going on for a long time. This is not new and we shouldn't pretend it's new," President Barack Obama said Tuesday about tensions between law enforcement and African-American communities, following Monday's unrest in Baltimore.
More from President Barack Obama's remarks on Baltimore: After saying that there was no excuse for yesterday's rioting, Obama pointed to tensions with law enforcement that he said have boiled in African-American communities for decades.
"This is a slow-rolling crisis," Obama said. "This has been going on for a long time. This is not new and we shouldn't pretend it's new."
He said that if the country doesn't address certain issues -- such as impoverished communities where investment and manufacturing have been stripped away -- "then
we're not going to solve this problem" and we'll keep seeing violence in cities.
He said the country could take steps like criminal justice reforms to help nonviolent offenders gain employment and changes in police tactics, such as attaching small video cameras to each officer.
"I think there are police departments that have to do some soul-searching. I think there are some communities that have to do some soul-searching," Obama said. "But I think we as a country have to do some soul-searching."
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MD Gov Hogan taking off for helo tour of the damage. Says too early for blame game, focus on preventing more unrestby Athena Jones via twitter 4/28/2015 6:10:09 PM -
Police: At least 20 officers injured
At least 20 police officers were injured as a result of the unrest that started Monday in Baltimore, city police Capt. Eric Kowalczyk told reporters Tuesday afternoon. At least 235 people have been arrested, police say.
One person was critically injured as a result of a structure fire, Kowalczyk said. A city official said earlier that there were 144 vehicle fires and 19 structure fires.
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Brooms and trash bags replace bricks and batons as Baltimore recovers from a night of rioting: cnn.it/1EjBptR http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDsZJT3W8AI5YAX.png
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After brief scuffle, protesters move others away from police
A gathering of a few hundred protesters at Baltimore's North and Pennsylvania avenues this afternoon has been peaceful aside from a brief scuffle between a protester and officers who were arresting him.
At around 2:15 p.m., the protester appeared to throw something at a line of officers who were watching protesters, CNN's Ryan Young reported. The man resisted as officers arrested him, and police sprayed a substance similar to pepper spray -- affecting people nearby, including Young.
Afterward, several protesters moved to the front, putting themselves between the officers and the rest of the crowd -- and told the crowd to move back.
"We need to keep a barrier between them and us – us safeguarding (the protesters)," said one of the men directing the crowd to move back. He said he was disappointed in the person who had just been arrested. "It only takes a few to make it bad for the many." -
A photographer's point of viewTowson University student Chris Simms has been driving around to the various fires around Baltimore and getting video for Instagram with his DSLR.“We went by east Baltimore by the CVS, then we came and checked out the new fire," he told CNN. "We just left that scene now, and they’re still putting fires out there. There’s an apartment building burned to the ground. There were firefighters lined across the street cutting off every exit.”You can follow Chris on Instragram.
Mom poses kid infront of line of police for a priceless photo in West Baltimore tonight right off of North Ave where protestors caught the CVS on fire. Shot by me. Later on tonight a FULL set of photos will be released via my website. Stay tuned. #Baltimore #FreddieGrayby chrisblockd via Instagram
Full res and full set of photos taken by me via my website. A direct link can be found in my bio to view what I saw tonight in Baltimore. Pray for the city and citizens. #Baltimore #FreddieGrayby chrisblockd via Instagram1 of 2
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Orioles, White Sox will play to empty stadiumIn what is believed to be the first game of its kind, Major League Baseball announced that Wednesday's scheduled game between the Orioles and White Sox will be played but will be closed to the public.
After conferring with local officials, it was determined that Wednesday afternoon's game should be played without fan admittance in order to minimize safety concerns"
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HAPPENING NOW: Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake speaksLast night was a very rough period for our city.But today I think we saw a lot more of what Baltimore is about. We saw people coming together to reclaim our city, to clean our city and to help heal our city. I think this can be our defining moment, not the darkest days that we saw yesterday.
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Police commissioner responds to criticsResponding to criticism that his department acted too slowly to riots, Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts emphatically said, "Yes, we were prepared."The decision not to move faster was related to the fact that many of rioters were as young as 14 or 15 and that the community did not want to see police use force on teens.
They're old enough to know better, they're old enough to know not to do those things, they're old enough to be accountable, but they're still kids, unfortunately. So we had to take that into account while we were out there.
His comments garnered both praise and new critiques:@BaltimorePolice kudos for the Commissioner Batts;how do we expect police to engage 14 yrs olds?Shoot,tear gas them ? Enough of blame gamesApr. 28, 2015- Reply
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.@BaltimorePolice commish says he didn't want to use force on teens. Teaching them young that burning buildings = no consequences.Apr. 28, 2015- Reply
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#WJZ NOW: @aft_maryland (B'more Teachers Union) donates $5K to Southern Baptist Church after riot fire @cbsbaltimore http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDtX243WEAAZSbu.jpg
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About 3,000 troops and police on Baltimore streetsSome 2,000 National Guardsmen and more than 1,000 police officers from Maryland and neighboring states will be in the streets of Baltimore on Tuesday night, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan just announced.
This combined force will not tolerate violence or looting, which has led to the destruction of property and put innocent Marylanders at risk.
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to host free concertNoon on Wednesday, outside of Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Friends, BSO family and all who love the great City of Baltimore:
Join musicians of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra outside the Meyerhoff at 12 noon TOMORROW, 4/29, for a free concert in support of our community. It seems we could all use a little music in our lives right about now. #BSOPeace
"This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before."
-Leonard Bernstein
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Prayer circle outside of St. Abraham's Baptist church #BaltimoreUprising http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDtn8jgVEAEzabu.jpg
by Sonia Moghe via twitter 4/28/2015 10:37:20 PM -
Smacked by mom in viral video -- and glad for itThis is one of the most-widely shared videos from yesterday's Baltimore riots. A mother slaps and shoves her rioting son away from the mayhem.The mother has been identified as Toya Graham, and CNN's AnnClaire Stapleton spoke with her daughter, Tameka Brown.Tameka said her mom headed to the mall to pick up her brother so that he wouldn't get in any trouble. The mom picked out her son in among the rioters quickly."She knows her son and picked him out- - even with the mask on, she knew," Tameka said.The brother's reaction?"My brother is 16," Tameka said. "He's actually grateful for my mom -- he knows she cares about his life and well-being and understands why she did it."A lot of people's parents don't care about them and wouldn't go out and get their kid. She always been tough and know where we're at," Tameka added.by mariano.castillo
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Peace, justice… we want to find them guilty - Demonstrator tells @miguelmarquez what he wants to come from protests http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDt9zjoWoAIyg3R.jpg
by Anderson Cooper 360° via twitter 4/29/2015 12:19:16 AM -
Baltimore gangs will help enforce curfewOne agreement reached at the town hall in Baltimore: The Rev. Jamal H. Bryant tells CNN that the Bloods and Crips gangs will help enforce tonight's curfew. The clergy will supervise the effort.Just Now: @jamalhbryant tells @CNN Bloods & Crips will help enforce curfew (supervised by clergy) #OneBaltimore http://t.co/cvDv3MKPoC
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BALTIMORE VOICES: Heard at the town hallA woman said the killing of black men is widespread:
It’s not an isolated event. It’s an extinction-level event.
A 16-year-old said her teachers and guidance counselors weren’t doing their job and helping her get into college. One of her friends was shot to death and another almost died.
People think that it’s us but it’s not. I feel like nobody cares about us, nobody cares about me.
A 25-year-old single mother said more recreational facilities are needed:
We need to build more stuff for these kids … There’s nothing for them to do when they get out of school. … We’re asking, we’re begging you for help.
--From CNN's Ralph Ellis
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We don’t see any issues resolved… We need to see some justice being done - Protester Leamon Harris in #Baltimore http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDuITgbXIAAmXXM.jpg
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Officers suited up, leaving @BaltimorePD HQ in bus, several police vans vine.co/v/eWlevZjXjmP
by Sonia Moghe via twitter 4/29/2015 1:05:26 AM -
Less than 1 hour until the curfew goes into effectThe curfew is in effect from 10pm - 5am. There are certain exceptions to the curfew - going to & from work and medical emergenciesApr. 28, 2015
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I’m here to convince people to go home, let them know justice will be served - Rev Coleman on #Baltimore protests http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDuOOy6WMAAkcMG.jpg
by Anderson Cooper 360° via twitter 4/29/2015 1:28:22 AM -
During the next hour, you will hear officers using bull horns to make announcements about the 10:00pm curfew.Apr. 28, 2015
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Calls on the streets: Go home
CNN correspondents in Baltimore say there are still some crowds of people, but the message being repeated over and over again is for people to go home. On social media, the countdown to the curfew has created a feeling that some compared to a bizarro New Year's Eve.Some protest leaders used megaphones to encourage residents to go home. The crowds appeared to be dissipating.Still, the measure is not a popular one.I've got ten bucks that says this moronic curfew will damage more businesses long-term than a few broken windows. #Baltimore #NoLeadershipApr. 28, 2015- Reply
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Officers are making arrests at Patapsco and 9th Street. A group started attacking officers w/ rocks and bricks.by Baltimore Police via twitter 4/29/2015 1:51:03 AM -
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They're telling ppl to go home but there's 200 journalists here. I can see how that's problematicby Justin Fenton via twitter 4/29/2015 2:06:40 AM -
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"Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.”—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.by Dr. Ben Carson via twitter 4/29/2015 2:44:42 AM -
'This is, without a doubt, the civil rights cause for this generation... and America needs to wake up.' @RepCummings cnn.it/1GuigUrby CNN Tonight via twitter 4/29/2015 2:51:04 AM -
