On April 27, 2015, just hours after rioters looted businesses and violently confronted police in parts of Baltimore, former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley implored local citizens: “We must come together as one city to transform this moment of loss and pain into a safer and more just future for all of Baltimore's people.”

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The riots were sparked in reaction to the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who had died while in police custody and who had been eulogized earlier that day. Read More