UPDATE: Several Baltimore Police officers injured. Riots continue today as the looting and violence increases.
9:00pm As night falls, it is getting worse – MUCH WORSE !
Fox5 in DC reporting that Baltimore protestors are now looting homes, taking sofas.
— Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) April 28, 2015
White Homeowners around the Baltimore community are now subject to home invasions by mobs of blacks seeking reparations.
8:15pm Looting continues throughout Baltimore neighborhoods. In an effort to protect their businesses from looting the community is putting up signs to notify the intended looters of which businesses are white and which are black owned. Apparently this is to direct the rioting mob toward targeting only the non-blacks.
15 Police officers now wounded – two remain hospitalized.
LATEST: 15 officers injured in riots, 2 remain hospitalized. #Baltimore mayor announces curfew http://t.co/S7qJe8Tzj0 pic.twitter.com/mdgTC9on5k
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 28, 2015
8:00pm Mayor announces a curfew for tomorrow. Tonight, it appears, the looters will be given space to continue their discount shopping activities.
MAYOR RAWLINGS-BLAKE: What we see tonight that is going on in our city is very disturbing. It is very clear there is a difference between what we saw over the past week with the peaceful protests, those who wish to seek justice, those who wish to be heard, and want answers and the difference between those protests and the thugs who only want to incite violence and destroy our city.
I’m a life-long resident of Baltimore and 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. Tearing down businesses. Tearing down and destroying property, things that we know will impact our community for years. We are deploying every resource possible to gain control of the situation and to ensure peace moving forward.
I’ve been in contact with our governor and he has agreed — and I have requested and he has agreed to deploy the national guard as soon as they are available. They will be immediately deployed. We’ve ordered a curfew be in effect, instituting tomorrow the curfew city wide, 10:00 p.m., to 5:00 a.m. Again, there will be a city wide curfew, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. This preliminary curfew will last for one week and be extended as it is necessary.
7:55pm As anticipated the rioters are turning violent toward media, specifically white media:
7:05pm Governor Declares “STATE OF EMERGENCY”
Gov Baltimore declares state of emergency and activates the guard! About fucking time!!!
— Vickie 🇺🇸🇮🇹 (@FroggieLeggs_) April 27, 2015
6:45pm Baltimore Orioles baseball game cancelled.
6:30pm CVS Store set on fire, fire hoses cut when attempts by BFD to put out (play vid).
VIDEO: A rioter using what appears to be a knife to cut FD water line near CVS in Baltimore. (@weeddude) pic.twitter.com/oCFP8eU2LB
— Stop Socialism UK 🇬🇧 (@StopSocialismUK) April 27, 2015
6:00pm – Maryland governor issues “Sternly worded letter”.
6:10pm – CVS Pharmacy Looters find out about Governor Hogan’s sternly worded letter:
Kids these days:
The Baltimore Mayors office is now in a full blown panic. After Baltimore Mayor gave permission to the protesters to “damage” the city, and gave approval for violence against officers, she is now trying to walk back the approvals:
This is a breaking situation. Bloods and Crips have joined with the Nation of Islam and local gangs. They are planning widespread chaos throughout the evening. More below;
The group is damaging additional police cars in the area.The group is aggressive and violent. We are continuing to deploy resources.
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) April 27, 2015
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/592789165827297283
7 officers with serious injuries, inc. broken bones, Baltimore Police spokesperson says. One is unconscious. pic.twitter.com/luxCAtEmGX
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) April 27, 2015
Freddie Gray’s funeral in Baltimore Maryland was earlier today. Oddly several local officials paid their respects to Freddie Gray by taking selfies, and having their picture taken with the open funeral casket. (Not sure, but apparently this must be a culturally ok Baltimore thing)
#FreddieGray funeral. #NOW @NTN24 pic.twitter.com/qvgjjK0Nfz
— Gustau Alegret (@GustauAlegret) April 27, 2015
However, multiple social media reports show that local students and professional agitators, local anarchists, have plans to use the publicity surrounding the funeral to generate support for their violent uprising. (live video feed below)
Moments ago – large group of juveniles and police in riot gear clashed near Mondawmin Mall on Monday afternoon, while the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and numerous downtown businesses closed early out of fears of violence downtown.
Lexington Market, a city courthouse and businesses including T. Rowe Price and Venable LLP said police warned them of large gatherings and protests downtown, days after protests over the death of Freddie Gray turned destructive.
According to widely circulated flier, a high school “purge” was to take place at 3 p.m., starting at Mondawmin Mall and ending downtown. Such memes have been known to circulate regularly among city school students, based on a film “The Purge,” about what would happen if all laws were lifted. (read more)
Here’s a live feed to show you what’s going on:
Here’s another