From WBAL TV:
Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order Monday declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard. And, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has issued a citywide curfew to start Tuesday night.
WBAL-TV 11 News reporter David Collins reported at 10:50 p.m. that National Guard trucks were seen leaving Camp Fretterd.
Speaking Monday evening, the mayor issued a general curfew to start at 10 p.m. and last until 5 a.m. each night starting Tuesday night until May 4. The curfew starts at 9 p.m. for those 14 and under.
“This is one of our darkest days. We are better than this. I understand anger, but this is not anger. This is destruction,” Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said. “We will bring order. It’s very clear, I’m not interested in exacerbating the situation. We will have peace.”
olice officers were injured, stores were looted and fires were set Monday evening as vandals ran through Baltimore.
City police say as many as 15 officers have been injured Monday afternoon in northwest Baltimore, where a large group of juveniles converged and began to throw bricks and other items at officers. The officers were injured with broken bones and cuts, and one was unresponsive.
A multiple-alarm fire engulfed a newly constructed building in east Baltimore Monday evening. Follow updates here | Watch video
The CVS store at North and Pennsylvania avenues was set on fire around 6:15 p.m. Police have asked motorists to avoid the area of North Avenue between Monroe Street and Druid Hill Avenue.
SkyTeam 11 video showed the same CVS was being looted around 4:45 p.m.
It all started at Mondawmin Mall, which closed early. SkyTeam 11 video showed a large group of juveniles congregating in the vicinity shortly before 3 p.m.
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