An uneasy quiet appeared to creep over Baltimore on Tuesday night as a city-wide curfew took effect.
Baltimore is a ghost town right now. The curfew seems to be working better than expected. #BaltimoreCurfew pic.twitter.com/FMrb61vJmE — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 29, 2015
But even before police cleared the streets cleared at the mandated time of 10 p.m., some semblance of normal living began to take over, even at the corner where a looted and burned drug store had become a symbol of the Baltimore riots of 2015.
Using the hashtag #OneBaltimore, civilians gathered at the intersection of North and Pennsylvania avenues, where a CVS pharmacy had been destroyed by fire in Monday’s mayhem, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Shortly before the city’s newly instituted 10 p.m. curfew, they appeared to have succeeded. Forming a line in front of officers clad in riot gear, dozens turned their backs, linked arms, and moved like a sweeper into the crowd with a simple message: Go home … The scene capped a day when the corner of North and Pennsylvania drew throngs of people and pulsed with energy, tension, community, and a bit of hope.
There was still tension Tuesday as some demonstrators clashed with police, who responded with pepper spray. And each time, according to the Inquirer, others in the crowd put themselves in between to two sides, urging calm and preventing things from spiraling out of control again.
Overall, the mood was reportedly drastically different from Monday’s mayhem. “I was heartbroken by the demonstration, the lack of control, the terror in our community,” one woman told the Inquirer, asking to be identified only as Tanya.”The goal of today is to clean up and recover. We will live. We will survive. We will recover.”
Ten people have been arrested since the curfew began, according to Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts.
#OneBaltimore calling all parents, grand parents, guardians, responsible adults, if your kids are not already home, go get them inside NOW — Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) April 29, 2015
It’s the citizens who are going to bring back the city – @NeillFranklin on #OneBaltimore http://t.co/YZ32bCBsdM pic.twitter.com/1aIIgamshq — Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) April 29, 2015
Staff and tutors join in to clean all the way to the corner where the largest riots took place #OneBaltimore pic.twitter.com/08e6c0MvJA
— ReadingPartnersBMore (@RPBaltimore) April 28, 2015
Tear gas and rubber bullets are being used to disperse those who are breaking the #BaltimoreCurfew. pic.twitter.com/JP7Qmi5NPM — AJ+ (@ajplus) April 29, 2015
“He told me to run, then aimed it and shot me in the back, like I was an animal.” #BaltimoreCurfew #FreddieGray https://t.co/ghZ5kaiiiN — AJ+ (@ajplus) April 29, 2015
⚠️ LIVE: Protesters throw fireworks, smoke bombs in Baltimore – http://t.co/PFKMoqfpx8 pic.twitter.com/TAUocJFgwi
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) April 29, 2015
Overheard: 1 cop to other, “There’s a lot of press” “Yeah, I don’t know what they’re waiting for” #BaltimoreCurfew pic.twitter.com/BttQMNSnFD — AJ+ (@ajplus) April 29, 2015
Lone protester standing in front of armored vehicle, lots of press and people in area behind. #BaltimoreCurfew pic.twitter.com/zdhtqwKrHk — Cassandra (@CassandraRules) April 29, 2015
WATCH LIVE: #BaltimoreCurfew comes into effect, #Baltimore streets still busy http://t.co/FE5Vr5ctnN pic.twitter.com/AD5tuIuIN8 — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) April 29, 2015
Thousands of Troops Patrol #Baltimore as Citywide Curfew Comes Into Effect http://t.co/fQqCX3FszU #BaltimoreCurfew pic.twitter.com/sG07Tz0YOH — Sputnik US (@SputnikNewsUS) April 28, 2015
BREAKING VIDEO: @news_2_share pic.twitter.com/5k6dLXNdLS — Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) April 29, 2015
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