baltimore: last night and today

PowerPoint Show by Andrew

April 27, 2015

Baltimore is in flames and the Maryland National Guard was on standby as riots escalate.

The unrest - which saw looters ransack stores, pharmacies and a shopping mall and clash with police in riot gear - was the most violent in the United States since Ferguson, Missouri, was torn by gunshots and arson late last year.

Fires raged throughout Baltimore after protests continued and intensified.

Police and firefighters have been called to blazes across Baltimore after several buildings were set alight by protestors.

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, declared a state of emergency on Monday and the National Guard was arriving in the city.

Around 5,000 officers are ready to hit the streets to control the violence - the same amount deployed for the 1968 riots.

Here, police give a ride to a young family who fled their home at midnight as nearby homes and stores went up in flames.

Cars were burned and some were driven through fire by screaming and laughing rioters well into Tuesday morning.

A firefighter uses a saw to open a metal gate while fighting a fire in a convenience store and residence during clashes in Baltimore.

This is the scene of a fire which burned down a $16 million nursing home that a Baptist church spent eight years building.

Local television footage showed firefighters on the scene of one many fires that broke out overnight.

The Baltimore mayor's office says there were 144 vehicle fires, 15 structures fires and nearly 200 arrests in the unrest that broke out in the city.

A Baltimore firefighter attacks a fire at a convenience store and residence during clashes.

The violence appeared to catch city officials and community leaders somewhat off-guard after a week of mostly peaceful protests.

National Guard spokesman Col. Charles Kohler says guard members are hooking up with police and providing additional security at critical infrastructure.

A storefront was set on fire at Baker Street in Baltimore. Firemen and police officers responded to control the situation on Monday night.

April 28, 2015

Two women sweeping up the streets are reflected in the broken window of a check cashing store in Baltimore.

Police and Maryland National Guard members stand guard outside City Hall in Baltimore.

$50,000 is estimated as the bill for looting from and damage to a gas station, where an ATM was busted open last night.

The E-Z Mart (left) which was badly damaged, while (right) Rashad Kahn in front of his damaged grocery mart. he lost $25,000 of stock.

Julianna Lucas, 15, joins a neighborhood clean up crew to clear shattered glass and detritus from outside a Save a Lot food store the morning after citywide looting and riots.

A woman cleans up a CVS store that was looted and set on fire during clashes with police on Monday night.

Civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (right), meets with residents who are cleaning up their neighborhood on Tuesday morning.

Residents clean streets as law enforcement officers stand guard in the aftermath of rioting that set parts of the city ablaze.

A looted wig shop was looted during the riots during which rioters broke into hundreds of businesses and took what they wanted.

Local resident Jerald Miller helps clean up debris from the pharmacy that was burnt out during last night's rioting.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake tours Baltimore after facing heavy criticism for the speed of her reaction to the riots while Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (right) speaks to a Maryland State Trooper.

A National Guard vehicle drives by a Maryland State Trooper in the aftermath of the huge riots that broke out in Baltimore on Monday.

A National Guard vehicle drives by a Maryland State Trooper in the aftermath of the huge riots that broke out in Baltimore on Monday.