Live updates from Baltimore riots

Civil unrest continued into the overnight hours Tuesday in Baltimore after National Guard troops were called in to contain riots in that city's streets following the funeral of Freddie Gray, a man who mysteriously died in police custody on April 12.

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Obama: We're going to keep on working with local jurisdictions so that they can begin to make the changes that are necessary. Important for Fraternal Order of Police to acknowledge that this is not good for police. We have to own up to the fact that there are occasionally going to be problems here, just like every other profession. ... "There are some police who aren't doing the right thing."

by Baltimore Sun via Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:51:51 PM
Obama: Police have to work together with communities to solve the problems.

by Baltimore Sun via Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:52:11 PM
Obama: "We can't just leave this to the police. 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." The whole country has to do some soul-searching.

by Baltimore Sun via Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:53:07 PM
.@MayorSRB joins church leaders for update. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDsZnu8UUAApr-Y.jpg

by Yvonne Wenger via twitter 4/28/2015 4:54:34 PM
.@bmorecomical @justingeorge Baltimore County (@BACOPoliceFire) has referred to it and has a press conference at 1

by Justin Fenton via twitter 4/28/2015 4:55:34 PM
#HoCoPolice sending 40-50 officers to #Baltimore each day, 12-hr shifts, 20-25 officers each. Tactical vehicle deployed for 24/7 coverage.

by Howard County Police via twitter 4/28/2015 4:56:00 PM
Obama: "I can’t federalize every police force in the country and force them to retrain."

by John Fritze via twitter 4/28/2015 4:56:20 PM
At the Empowerment Temple, where @BaltCitySchools students are venting: "protests are about being heard, riots are about being seen."

by Erica L. Green via twitter 4/28/2015 4:56:32 PM
Obama: If we really want to solve the problem, we could. It would require everyone to say this is significant. And we don't just pay attention to these communities when a CVS burns or a young man has his spine snapped.

by Baltimore Sun via Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:56:56 PM
"The pain is real," @MayorSRB said. "The pain they're feeling, they're also inflicting."

by Yvonne Wenger via twitter 4/28/2015 4:58:20 PM
More than 60 Teach for America volunteers and local McDonalds owner donating money to help with "collateral damage" in city, @MayorSRB.

by Yvonne Wenger via twitter 4/28/2015 4:59:36 PM
Heavy National Guard presence in central Baltimore (via @iduncan): baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/…

by Kevin Rector via twitter 4/28/2015 4:59:47 PM
Bishop DeVeaux of Bethel AME says churches across the city are acting as places of refuge and a place for food today.

by Yvonne Wenger via twitter 4/28/2015 5:02:53 PM
"It was like a boiling pot and Freddie Gray was the last drop of water."- 9th grader at ACCE

by Erica L. Green via twitter 4/28/2015 5:03:33 PM
Bishop DeVeaux: "We're going to be all right. We're going to praise God any how."

by Yvonne Wenger via twitter 4/28/2015 5:03:41 PM
"It was like a boiling pot and Freddie Gray was the last drop of water."- 9th grader at ACCE

by Erica L. Green via twitter retweeted by justin_fenton 4/28/2015 5:05:09 PM
Analysis of TV coverage, so far, from Sun critic David Zurawik.
Beefed-up media capture images of Baltimore burning for world to see
baltimoresun.comTelevision was filled with images of Baltimore burning Monday night. And those pictures that were seen nationally and globally have been seared into the minds of at least another full generation of viewers.
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by Baltimore Sun via Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 5:05:13 PM
Lots of pizza at Empowerment Temple. So hungry. twitter.com/yvonnewenger/s…

by Erica L. Green via twitter 4/28/2015 5:05:17 PM
ATF activates Natl Response Team in #Baltimore to assist w/ arson investigations. More about the NRT: ow.ly/MeGRC

by ATF HQ via twitter retweeted by iduncan 4/28/2015 5:05:46 PM
Rev. Frank Reid III: "There are no thugs in Baltimore. There are abused children" and abused people "become abusers."

by Yvonne Wenger via twitter 4/28/2015 5:05:57 PM
Want to volunteer or looking for people to come assist your neighborhood? Check out: docs.google.com/forms/d/1t2ZVo…

by Mayor Rawlings-Blake via twitter retweeted by yvonnewenger 4/28/2015 5:10:10 PM
Gov. Hogan said they've activated 2000 volunteers, National Guard sending another 1,000 troopers. NJ sending cops.

by Erin Cox via twitter retweeted by RectorSun 4/28/2015 5:11:10 PM
.@MayorSRB: Rev. Reid is right, "We don't have thugs in Baltimore. We have a whole lot of kids who are acting out."

by Yvonne Wenger via twitter 4/28/2015 5:11:22 PM
Obama: "This has been a slow rolling crisis. This has been going on for a long time. This isn't new and we shouldn't pretend that it's new."

by John Fritze via twitter retweeted by RectorSun 4/28/2015 5:16:15 PM
Mondawmin Mall, businesses around city extensively damaged in #BaltimoreRiots fw.to/ECaBhAe via @cwellssun @lukebroadwater

by Justin George via twitter retweeted by lukebroadwater 4/28/2015 5:16:54 PM
Quite a split screen. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDsaD7zUMAAyFDs.jpg

by ByronTau via twitter retweeted by justin_fenton 4/28/2015 5:17:05 PM
Mondawmin Mall, businesses around city extensively damaged in #BaltimoreRiots fw.to/ECaBhAe via @cwellssun @lukebroadwater

by Justin George via twitter retweeted by justin_fenton 4/28/2015 5:17:27 PM
"I tried to get away from it but I had to walk blocks," because left stranded by MTA at Mondawmin - Frederick Douglass student

by Erica L. Green via twitter 4/28/2015 5:18:03 PM
That moment when everyone's email goes down in the middle of a major thing.

by Ian Duncan via twitter 4/28/2015 5:18:35 PM
"If we really want to solve the problem, if our society really wanted to solve the problem, we could. It's just that it would require everyone saying, 'this is important, this is significant,'" Obama said.

"And we don't just pay attention when a CVS burns," he added. "That’s how I feel." www.baltimoresun.com

by Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 5:18:37 PM
No credible threats in Baltimore Co says the police chief. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDsfYNWVIAAS_UH.jpg

by Pamela Wood via twitter retweeted by justin_fenton 4/28/2015 5:19:55 PM
There will be a deployment of 150 @NJSP and personnel and 100 of those troopers will provide operational support.

by Governor Christie via twitter retweeted by iduncan 4/28/2015 5:23:27 PM
Traffic Advisory: Motorists should avoid North Ave between Fulton Ave and Pennsylvania Ave.

by Baltimore Police via twitter 4/28/2015 5:23:43 PM
Inside @CVS_Extra at North & Pennsylvania. Working together to rebuild. @city_paper #Baltimore http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDse5BVUgAAYK8P.jpg

by tedd henn via twitter retweeted by cwellssun 4/28/2015 5:26:00 PM
Kamenetz: We support everybody's right to peaceful protest but what is happening now has nothing to do with freddie gray

by Scott Dance via twitter retweeted by RectorSun 4/28/2015 5:27:17 PM
"There are no credible threats to our citizens," Johnson says

by Scott Dance via twitter retweeted by RectorSun 4/28/2015 5:27:20 PM
"We think we can adequately meet any concerns that might arise," Kamenetz says

by Scott Dance via twitter retweeted by RectorSun 4/28/2015 5:27:28 PM
President Obama spoke for 14 minutes about Freddie Gray at a WH press conference just now. baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/…

by John Fritze via twitter retweeted by yvonnewenger 4/28/2015 5:28:00 PM
Out at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore & stopped to say hi to MD National Guard members out front. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDshMrsVEAA8ggq.jpg

by SenatorBarb via twitter retweeted by RectorSun 4/28/2015 5:28:39 PM
President Obama spoke for 14 minutes about Freddie Gray at a WH press conference just now. baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/…

by John Fritze via twitter retweeted by RectorSun 4/28/2015 5:28:48 PM
National Guard now has 1,000 people working on Baltimore mission, spokesman says. Easily beating their own mobilization targets.

by Ian Duncan via twitter 4/28/2015 5:32:09 PM
Media Advisory: We will have a media briefing today at 2:00pm in front of Police HQ - 600 block E Fayette Street.

by Baltimore Police via twitter 4/28/2015 5:32:25 PM
Sun columnist Dan Rodricks explains why Baltimore has a “big job” on its hands after Monday's riots.
The 'other Baltimore' breaks through
baltimoresun.comIt was hard to tell exactly where the music was coming from — perhaps from the large yellow van at the corner of North Avenue and Monroe Street — but the song was clear and loud: Michael Jackson's "Man In The Mirror," which goes: "I'm starting with the man in the mirror, I'm asking him to change his ways." A skinny man danced to the song on the roof of the van, washed in the flickering blue-white light from a police helicopter.
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by Baltimore Sun via Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 5:33:57 PM
Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon 'saddened' by riots. bsun.md/1zjWDce

by baltimoresun via twitter retweeted by lukebroadwater 4/28/2015 5:34:29 PM
Traffic continues to move eastbound and westbound on Pennsylvania Ave, but you may experience delays.

by Baltimore Police via twitter 4/28/2015 5:34:45 PM

Live updates from Baltimore riots

Civil unrest continued into the overnight hours Tuesday in Baltimore after National Guard troops were called in to contain riots in that city's streets following the funeral of Freddie Gray, a man who mysteriously died in police custody on April 12.

Beefed-up media capture images of Baltimore burning for world to see

The 'other Baltimore' breaks through