After a night of rioting in Baltimore, fear of violence leads to closures

After Freddie Gray’s funeral on Monday, violence erupted in Baltimore as protestors clashed with the police. (Editor's note: Video contains graphic language.) (Whitney Leaming/The Washington Post)

By John Woodrow Cox, Justin Jouvenal and Emma Brown-April 28
BALTIMORE — This wounded city assumed a defensive crouch Tuesday, one day after looters and rioters wreaked havoc on West Side neighborhoods. Malls, museums, courts, federal offices, universities, shops and a baseball stadium all locked their doors out of fear that the mayhem would resume — and potentially spread — despite the hundreds of National Guard members and police officers pouring into the city.
After a Night of Rioting in Baltimore, Fear of Violence Leads to Closures by Thavam Ratna