Though the riots and looting that rocked Baltimore Monday night had subsided by Tuesday morning, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said additional law enforcement are being deployed to ensure chaos will not take hold of the city again when the sun goes down.
“To my knowledge, there have been no incidents this morning. We are still concerned about what might happen this evening,” Mr. Hogan said, providing an update on the situation Tuesday afternoon. “We’re going to put as much manpower and as many resources as we can to make sure that we do not have that kind of a situation tonight.”
During the outbreaks of violence Monday night, officials counted 144 vehicle fires, 15 structure fires and nearly 200 arrests. At least 15 police officers were hurt, including six who were hospitalized.
State agencies were already surveying the damage to offer assistance to businesses that were looted and damaged during the riots, Mr. Hogan said. Officials were also offering emergency housing to anyone displaced by the violence.
Across the affected areas, law enforcement patrolled in droves, and residents began to clean up the damage done in their neighborhoods.
Mr. Hogan said thousands of police officers and Maryland National Guard members were already on city streets Tuesday, with the guard expected to call up another 1,000 troops to arrive by Tuesday night.
Responding to questions about how the state would address the needs of city residents in the long-term, Mr. Hogan said one of his top priorities was to create jobs.
“Today, the focus is on the emergency actions that need to take place. Tomorrow, we work on how we work together to create more jobs and opportunities,” Mr. Hogan said.
• Andrea Noble can be reached at anoble@washingtontimes.com.
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