On Tuesday, Baltimore residents began to clear the wreckage of rioting and fires that erupted the day before, after the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who died in police custody. Riot police and National Guard troops stood guard on the smoldering streets after protesters after protesters torched cars and buildings and looted stores. Nineteen buildings and 144 vehicles were set on fire, and 202 people were arrested, according to the mayor's office. People around Baltimore formed volunteer clean-up crews on Tuesday to help affected store owners, repair damaged structures, and clean streets strewn with debris.
The Day After: Cleaning Up in Baltimore
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Residents clean streets as law enforcement officers stand guard, in Baltimore, in the aftermath of rioting following Monday's funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015. #
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Members of the community clean up debris from a CVS pharmacy that was set on fire yesterday during rioting after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore. #
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Baltimore firefighters talk to community members cleaning up a CVS pharmacy that was set on fire during rioting after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015. #
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Congressman Elijah Cummings (left) cries while greeting Maryland Governor Larry Hogan the morning after citywide riots following the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015. #
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A neighborhood clean up crew cleared shattered glass and returned shopping carts to a Save a Lot food store the morning after citywide riots on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore. #
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Kailah Johnson, 5, a pre-k student home from school during a citywide closure, joined her mother in a neighborhood clean up crew the morning after citywide riots in Baltimore. #
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A man on a bicycle greets Maryland State Troopers Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in the aftermath of rioting following Monday's funeral for Freddie Gray, who died in police custody. #
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