As Baltimore protests escalate, demonstrators are vandalizing police cars and throwing projectiles at police.
Baltimore Police Department has suffered casualties Monday afternoon. At least seven police officers were injured after protesters threw bricks and other objects at them.
One of the officers is unresponsive, and others have broken bones. They have been removed from the area and are receiving medical treatment.
Police say the attack by protesters on police officers in the Mondawmin community was unprovoked. Mondawmin is in northwest Baltimore and is located about 35 miles northeast of Washington DC.
The FBI is reported be monitoring the protest. Maryland State Police were called in to the scene, and it didn’t take long for a news chopper to find a Maryland State Police car on fire.
Baltimore Police Department officials say a group of ‘lawless individuals’ attacked officers in the street. 7 officers reportedly have serious injuries and one is currently unconscious.
EARLIER: Video shows demonstrators’ damage a number of police vehicles protesting the Baltimore Police Department’s arrest and death of Freddie Gray.
JUST IN: Maryland governor puts National Guard on alert amid violent clashes in Baltimore http://t.co/1pExxwI9sw pic.twitter.com/GUQmSIRsCA
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) April 27, 2015
Guys are sorting through what seem to be pills taken from CVS in Baltimore hit by looters. #FreddieGray via @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/m5n2pxUuLy
— Threat Suppression (@ThreatSuppress) April 27, 2015
Seven Baltimore officers were injured in the violent protests following Freddie Gray's funeral http://t.co/tQZNnXe4U4 pic.twitter.com/3dpARHeVAv
— New York Post (@nypost) April 27, 2015
7 police officers injured in violent clash in Baltimore http://t.co/Eo31iKNTGs #chicago pic.twitter.com/9lRsvWS99O
— Chicago News Now (@chicagonewsnow) April 27, 2015
Law enforcement vehicles burn after being set on fire by demonstrators amid ongoing clashes with police in Baltimore. pic.twitter.com/kcQLFwFLN4
— ABC News (@ABC) April 27, 2015
Crowds damage vehicles, store fronts during looting in Baltimore. Live aerial coverage: http://t.co/HnQr30PwOR pic.twitter.com/JknjkhV7f8
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) April 27, 2015
40 #Baltimore troopers on the way to help backup police pic.twitter.com/ES4XT5iKt0
— WFMY News 2 (@WFMY) April 27, 2015
UPDATE: Clashes with police ongoing in #Baltimore; vehicles set on fire, businesses looted: http://t.co/vFAv5caQXG pic.twitter.com/dw9bVeUQ0N
— ABC News (@ABC) April 27, 2015
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