Baltimore's mayor has lifted the city-wide curfew
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Sunday that she was lifting a city-wide 10 p.m. curfew, which had been in effect in Baltimore for five nights. The curfew came after riots protesting the death of Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody.
"I have rescinded my order instituting a city-wide curfew," Rawlings-Blake announced on Twitter. "I want to thank the people of Baltimore for their patience." She added that she wanted to "not have the curfew in place a single day longer than was necessary."
Rawlings-Blake's announcement comes a day after a "victory rally" in Baltimore on Saturday celebrating the charges brought against the six police officers involved in Gray's death. Though Saturday's events were mostly peaceful, 20 people were arrested during Saturday night's protests.
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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.
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