Violence erupts in Baltimore as roving gangs attack police, torch patrol car, loot stores following Freddie Gray funeral | Fox News
DEVELOPING: Several police were seriously injured, looting and rioting broke out in a downtown section and gangs that normally war with each other pledged to attack cops, as hell broke loose in Baltimore Monday following the funeral of a black man who died in police custody earlier this month.
The rioting, looting and threats of further violence followed the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died April 18, a week after being injured while in police custody. Gray, 25, was being transported in a police vehicle when he suffered injuries that proved fatal. On Monday, police said an online call was issued for a "purge" at 3 p.m. ET, starting at Mondawmin Mall and ending in the downtown area. The type of threat threat is based on a movie called “The Purge,” whose plot involves rampant lawlessness.