The curfew imposed on the city of Baltimore earlier this week has been lifted, officials say.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake had instituted the 10 p.m. curfew on Tuesday after violence broke out in the city. The Associated Press reports that Rawlings-Blake had intended to keep it in place through this evening, but no longer deems it necessary:
Effective immediately, I have rescinded my order instituting a city-wide curfew. I want to thank the people of Baltimore for their patience.
— Mayor Rawlings-Blake (@MayorSRB) May 3, 2015
My goal has always been to not have the curfew in place a single day longer than was necessary. I believe we have reached that point today.
— Mayor Rawlings-Blake (@MayorSRB) May 3, 2015The Associated Press notes that tensions have eased in Baltimore after charges were filed against the six officers involved in Freddie Gray's arrest. Gray died last month, exactly a week after being taken into custody by Baltimore police.
[via Associated Press]
