The city of Baltimore erupted in violent protests after the
death of Freddie Gray under police custody. The violent protests resulted in
fires, injuries, and Maryland being called under a state of emergency. The
director of strategic planning and policy stated that there were 144 vehicle
fires and 15 structure fires so far.
Nearly 200 people have been arrested.
On April 12, 2015, Freddie Gray, a 25 year old African
American man was taken into police custody for having a switch blade. He then
fell into a coma due to a spinal injury, and died on April 19, 2015.
His death resulted in protests. At first the protests were
peaceful. By April 21st, hundreds of people were in the streets
peacefully protesting Freddie’s death.
On April 25th, the protests took a violent turn.
The protests sparked in other cities across the country.
Many people tweeted about the protests with the hashtag
#purge. It is a reference to a movie, which all crime is legal for one night a
year.
Today, as opposed to continuing the protests, the streets
were quiet as people surveyed the damage over the last few days.
The youth took to the streets to clean. Pictures on social
media show the youth cleaning the streets as the National Guard stands by.
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