Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Sunday morning lifted the city’s five-day-old curfew, which was put in place in the wake of protests over the death of Freddie Gray. The mayor tweeted the update shortly after 10:30 a.m. local time: Effective immediately, I have rescinded my order instituting a city-wide curfew. I want to thank the people of Baltimore for their patience. May 3, 2015 Intense protests and riots followed Gray’s funeral Monday, which prompted Rawlings-Blake to declare later that night that the curfew would begin Tuesday. The same day, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) declared a state of emergency, which remains in effect. Baltimore’s 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. citywide emergency curfew was originally expected to last…
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on Sunday morning lifted the city’s five-day-old curfew, which was put in place in the wake of protests over the death of Freddie Gray.
The mayor tweeted the update shortly after 10:30 a.m. local time:
Effective immediately, I have rescinded my order instituting a city-wide curfew.
I want to thank the people of Baltimore for their patience.— Mayor Rawlings-Blake (@MayorSRB) May 3, 2015
Intense protests and riots followed Gray’s funeral Monday, which prompted Rawlings-Blake to declare later that night that the curfew would begin Tuesday. The same day, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) declared a state of emergency, which remains in effect.
Baltimore’s 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. citywide emergency curfew was originally expected to last a full week. On Sunday, Rawlings-Blake explained:
My goal has always been to not have the curfew in place a single day longer than was necessary. I believe we have reached that point today.
— Mayor Rawlings-Blake (@MayorSRB) May 03 2015
Protests began after Gray, a 25-year-old black man, died after suffering a spinal injury in Baltimore police custody. Gray had no apparent injuries when he was arrested on April 12, but was put into a police van and later arrived at the station with severe spinal injuries. Gray died the following week.
On Friday, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced that six Baltimore police officers had been criminally charged with Gray’s death.
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