Latest updates on Baltimore unrest and Freddie Gray case

Freddie Gray, 25, was arrested April 12 following a foot pursuit by officers in the Gilmor Homes area of West Baltimore, and he suffered a severe spinal injury while in police custody. His death a week later sparked protests over police brutality and unrest in the city — including looting and rioting — that drew international attention to the case. On April 27, riots erupted throughout the city; all told, 235 people were arrested, 20 police officers were injured, hundreds of businesses were damaged and 144 vehicles and 15 buildings were set on fire during the chaos that Monday evening. A citywide curfew was enacted and a state of emergency declared.

Below is The Sun's live blog coverage of the Baltimore unrest and riots. Live blog coverage began April 24 as police provided the first of many updates about the Gray investigation and continued until May 3, two days after Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby announced charges against the six officers.

April 27 riots coverage: Riots erupt: Baltimore descends into chaos, violence, looting | Baltimore rioting kicked off with rumors of 'purge' | Friends, family bid farewell to Freddie Gray | Damage and incidents of violence [Map] | Photo gallery | Video | Reader reaction [Map]

Key live blog updates:

April 25: Protesters clash downtown
April 27: Freddie Gray's funeral; first mentions of 'credible threats' and a 'purge' | Clashes with police at Mondawmin Mall, downtown | Police update: 'A trying and disappointing day'; pastors, Gray family speak on night of riots
April 28: Cleanup begins | Gang members call for peace | Tensions rise again | First night of curfew, unrest continues
May 1: State's Attorney announces charges against 6 officers

Visit our special section for the latest news and The Baltimore Sun's in-depth coverage on the Gray case and ensuing unrest.

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Obama: Monday's riots distracted from peaceful protests that were constructive and thoughtful. "One burning building will be looped on television over and over and over again. The thousands of demonstrators who did it the right way will be lost in the discussion."

by Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:46:40 PM
Obama: "What those community leaders and clergy and others were doing, that is a statement. That's the kind of organizing that needs to take place if we're going to tackle this problem."

by Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:47:28 PM
Pres Obama says the violence in Baltimore is counterproductive. He says looting is not protesting. "They're stealing," he says of looters.

by Mark Knoller via twitter retweeted by cmcampbell6 4/28/2015 4:48:13 PM
.@BarackObama: "One burning building will be looped on television over and over again..." #FreddieGray

by hakeemjefferson via twitter retweeted by cmcampbell6 4/28/2015 4:48:19 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama says 'no excuse' for violence in #Baltimore, says looters are not protesting but stealing

by Josh Lederman via twitter retweeted by cmcampbell6 4/28/2015 4:48:29 PM
Obama: "Since Ferguson and the task force we put together, we had seen too many instances of what appears to police officers interacting with individuals, primarily African-American urban poor, that raise troubling questions. And it comes up, it seems like, once a week now." He understands why people say it is a crisis.

by Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:48:36 PM
Obama re. rioters in Baltimore: "They need to be treated as criminals."

by John Fritze via twitter retweeted by cmcampbell6 4/28/2015 4:48:45 PM
Obama: "This is not new. We shouldn't pretend that it's new. The good news is that perhaps there's some newfound awareness because of social media and video cameras and so forth." There are challenges in policing these communities and we have to respond.

by Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:49:15 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 justin_fenton 4/28/2015 4:49:47 PM
Obama: Proposals from post-Ferguson task force would make a difference in rebuilding trust and making sure that law enforcement officers can do their jobs better.

by Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:49:58 PM
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 4/28/2015 4:51:49 PM
Obama: Police have to work together with communities to solve the problems.

by Baltimore Sun 4/28/2015 4:52:07 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 4/28/2015 4:53:06 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 4:55:30 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 4:55:58 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 4:56:17 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 4:56:28 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 4/28/2015 4:56:52 PM
"The pain is real," @MayorSRB said. "The pain they're feeling, they're also inflicting."

by Yvonne Wenger via twitter 4/28/2015 4:58:18 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 4:59:35 PM
Heavy National Guard presence in central Baltimore (via @iduncan): baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/…

by Kevin Rector via twitter 4/28/2015 4:59:40 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 5:02:50 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 5:03:32 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 5:03:39 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 5:05:07 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 4/28/2015 5:05:11 PM
Lots of pizza at Empowerment Temple. So hungry. twitter.com/yvonnewenger/s…

by Erica L. Green via twitter 4/28/2015 5:05:13 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 5:05:45 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 5:05:56 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 5:10:09 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 5:11:05 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 5:11:20 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 5:16:14 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 5:16:51 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 5:17:23 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 5:18:02 PM
That moment when everyone's email goes down in the middle of a major thing.

by Ian Duncan via twitter 4/28/2015 5:18:32 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 5:23:26 PM
Traffic Advisory: Motorists should avoid North Ave between Fulton Ave and Pennsylvania Ave.

by Baltimore Police via twitter 4/28/2015 5:23:40 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 5:27:14 PM

Latest updates on Baltimore unrest and Freddie Gray case

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