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Although the greatest number of murders occurred in August 1972, when the difference in the population is taken into consideration, last month experienced the highest monthly homicide rate per capita.

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The city's everyday violence continued to erupt despite the protests, with more than a dozen different shootings just last week and 20 people killed since the death of Freddy Gray.

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As the man approached a group of officers, he was sprayed in the face, then detained for violating the city's 10 p.m. curfew.

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The woman said even though he was wearing a hoodie and had his face covered, she still instantly recognized him. And when the teen saw her, he knew he was in trouble.

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While some people supported the gesture, others were outraged that the natural food store showed support for the troops attempting to protect the city rather than the handing out food to the residents.

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There was another side of the city which was highlighted across social media with the hashtag: #BaltimoreCoverageYouMayNotSee.

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“I just wanted to take people’s minds off of what was going on in that area," the man said. "We were right in the middle of it. On one side there was a fire. On the other side was a police force with riot shields and everything.”

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The obviously angry mother has a few choice words for her son after she finds out he was participating in the destruction in Baltimore, and corrals him away from the mayhem while smacking him across the face.

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Justin Fenton, reporter for the Baltimore Sun, was assaulted while attempting to take photos of the mayhem in the city, but when he ran to a nearby store for safety, he was instantly left alone.

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When a protest against police brutality in Oakland turned violent Wednesday night, a plainclothes officer walking among the crowd pulled a gun on protesters when his partner was attacked.

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The guardsmen were called to help keep peace and order, but a group of them instead found themselves picking up the pieces of a torched American flag as protesters mocked them.

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The volunteers came on their own free will to lend a hand in protecting the people and businesses in Ferguson last week, but were run off by the St. Louis County police for operating without a license.

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