BALTIMORE, Md. (KOIN) — One Baltimore mother was unhappy when she discovered her son was joining the protests in Baltimore on Monday.
The mother’s dismay was caught on camera, where she can be seen screaming and smacking her son to get him to leave the riot and go home.
Rioters plunged part of Baltimore into chaos Monday, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers hours after thousands mourned a man who died from a severe spinal injury he suffered in police custody.
The governor declared a state of emergency and called in the National Guard to restore order — but authorities were still struggling to quell pockets of unrest after midnight.
At least 15 officers were hurt, including six who remained hospitalized late Monday, police said. Two dozen people were arrested.
Officers wearing helmets and wielding shields occasionally used pepper spray to keep the rioters back. For the most part, though, they relied on line formations to keep protesters at bay.
Monday’s riot was the latest flare-up over the mysterious death of Freddie Gray, whose fatal encounter with officers came amid the national debate over police use of force, especially when black suspects are involved. Gray was African-American. Police have declined to specify the races of the six officers involved in his arrest, all of whom have been suspended with pay while they are under investigation.The Associated Press contributed to this report.