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Baltimore riots: A timeline

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN

Updated 2008 GMT (0308 HKT) April 28, 2015

People hold hands during a rally at Baltimore City Hall on Sunday, May 3. The death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody, sparked rioting in Baltimore and protests <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/gallery/freddie-gray-protests-across-us/index.html" target="_blank">across the country</a>.
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People hold hands during a rally at Baltimore City Hall on Sunday, May 3. The death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody, sparked rioting in Baltimore and protests across the country.
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Members of the National Guard board a truck at an armory staging area on May 3 in Baltimore. After a night of relatively peaceful protests, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/03/us/freddie-gray-baltimore-protests/index.html">the city lifted a curfew</a>, the National Guard is preparing its exit and a mall that had been a flashpoint in the protests has been reopened.
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Members of the National Guard board a truck at an armory staging area on May 3 in Baltimore. After a night of relatively peaceful protests, the city lifted a curfew, the National Guard is preparing its exit and a mall that had been a flashpoint in the protests has been reopened.
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Medics take a man away after police pepper-sprayed him on Saturday, May 2, in Baltimore's Sandtown neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested in April.
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Medics take a man away after police pepper-sprayed him on Saturday, May 2, in Baltimore's Sandtown neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested in April.
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Police detain a man on May 2 in Baltimore's Sandtown neighborhood.
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Police detain a man on May 2 in Baltimore's Sandtown neighborhood.
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Protesters hold signs on May 2 in the Sandtown neighborhood.
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Protesters hold signs on May 2 in the Sandtown neighborhood.
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Protesters march from the Gilmor Homes housing community, where Freddie Gray was arrested, to City Hall on Saturday, May 2, in Baltimore.
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Protesters march from the Gilmor Homes housing community, where Freddie Gray was arrested, to City Hall on Saturday, May 2, in Baltimore.
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Police in riot gear enforce a 10 p.m. curfew and clear Baltimore streets of protesters and media on Friday, May 1.
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Police in riot gear enforce a 10 p.m. curfew and clear Baltimore streets of protesters and media on Friday, May 1.
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U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, helps clear Baltimore streets of protesters on May 1.
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U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, helps clear Baltimore streets of protesters on May 1.
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Demonstrators celebrate the announcement that six officers were charged May 1 in Gray's death.
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Demonstrators celebrate the announcement that six officers were charged May 1 in Gray's death.
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Demonstrators march through the streets of Baltimore after the charges against the officers were announced May 1.
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Demonstrators march through the streets of Baltimore after the charges against the officers were announced May 1.
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Police on horseback block a Baltimore street on May 1.
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Police on horseback block a Baltimore street on May 1.
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A demonstrator celebrates in Baltimore the charges were announced on May 1.
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A demonstrator celebrates in Baltimore the charges were announced on May 1.
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A member of the National Guard stands outside Baltimore City Hall as protesters gather on Wednesday, April 29.
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A member of the National Guard stands outside Baltimore City Hall as protesters gather on Wednesday, April 29.
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High school and college students march from Baltimore's Penn Station to City Hall on April 29.
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High school and college students march from Baltimore's Penn Station to City Hall on April 29.
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A community organizer later identified as Joseph Kent paces in front of riot police with his hands up during a curfew in Baltimore on Tuesday, April 28. Moments later, he was seen being <a href="http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/04/29/ctn-live-cuomo-baltimore-joseph-kent-arrested.cnn">arrested by police live on CNN</a>. Kent's lawyer said on April 30 that his client had been released from jail. While some protesters defied the curfew and faced off with police, demonstrations Tuesday were largely peaceful.
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A community organizer later identified as Joseph Kent paces in front of riot police with his hands up during a curfew in Baltimore on Tuesday, April 28. Moments later, he was seen being arrested by police live on CNN. Kent's lawyer said on April 30 that his client had been released from jail. While some protesters defied the curfew and faced off with police, demonstrations Tuesday were largely peaceful.
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State Sen. Catherine E. Pugh embraces a protester while urging the crowd to disperse ahead of the 10 p.m. curfew.
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State Sen. Catherine E. Pugh embraces a protester while urging the crowd to disperse ahead of the 10 p.m. curfew.
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People attempt to stop protesters from approaching a police line on April 28.
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People attempt to stop protesters from approaching a police line on April 28.
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A Baltimore police captain tries to calm a protester on April 28.
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A Baltimore police captain tries to calm a protester on April 28.
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Two women sweep up the streets in Baltimore -- reflected in the broken window of a storefront on April 28. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/29/us/gallery/baltimore-protests-cleanup/index.html">See more photos of the cleanup efforts.</a>
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Two women sweep up the streets in Baltimore -- reflected in the broken window of a storefront on April 28. See more photos of the cleanup efforts.
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A band plays music during protests on April 28 in Baltimore.
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A band plays music during protests on April 28 in Baltimore.
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A boy in Baltimore offers water to a police officer on April 28.
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A boy in Baltimore offers water to a police officer on April 28.
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Jerrie Mckenny, left, and her sister Tia Sexton embrace as demonstrators hold hands and sing the hymn "Amazing Grace" in Baltimore on April 28.
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Jerrie Mckenny, left, and her sister Tia Sexton embrace as demonstrators hold hands and sing the hymn "Amazing Grace" in Baltimore on April 28.
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Demonstrators stand in front of a police line and call for peace after a bottle was thrown on April 28.
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Demonstrators stand in front of a police line and call for peace after a bottle was thrown on April 28.
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Maryland National Guardsmen patrol the streets on April 28.
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Maryland National Guardsmen patrol the streets on April 28.
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The remains of a senior center smolder on April 28. Riots broke out Monday, April 27, after<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/27/us/gallery/freddie-gray-funeral/index.html"> Freddie Gray's funeral</a>.
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The remains of a senior center smolder on April 28. Riots broke out Monday, April 27, after Freddie Gray's funeral.
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Police retreat from burned-out cars in an intersection on Monday, April 27.
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Police retreat from burned-out cars in an intersection on Monday, April 27.
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Firefighters respond to a burning building during the riots late April 27.
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Firefighters respond to a burning building during the riots late April 27.
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A police officer walks by a burning building on April 27.
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A police officer walks by a burning building on April 27.
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Police stand guard on April 27.
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Police stand guard on April 27.
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Protesters climb on a destroyed Baltimore Police car in the street near the corner of Pennsylvania and North avenues on April 27.
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Protesters climb on a destroyed Baltimore Police car in the street near the corner of Pennsylvania and North avenues on April 27.
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A mixture of milk and water rolls down a man's chest after he was pepper sprayed by the Baltimore Police April 27.
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A mixture of milk and water rolls down a man's chest after he was pepper sprayed by the Baltimore Police April 27.
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A man rides a bicycle through heavy smoke emitting from a nearby store on fire April 27.
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A man rides a bicycle through heavy smoke emitting from a nearby store on fire April 27.
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A man shouts for calm as protesters clash with police April 27.
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A man shouts for calm as protesters clash with police April 27.
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Police carry an injured officer from the streets near Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore on April 27.
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Police carry an injured officer from the streets near Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore on April 27.
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People carrying goods leave a CVS pharmacy near Pennsylvania and North avenues on April 27.
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People carrying goods leave a CVS pharmacy near Pennsylvania and North avenues on April 27.
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A demonstrator raises his fist as police stand in formation on April 27.
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A demonstrator raises his fist as police stand in formation on April 27.
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Armored cars drive down Pennsylvania Avenue as looters break into shops on April 27.
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Armored cars drive down Pennsylvania Avenue as looters break into shops on April 27.
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People lock arms and form a line opposing police at the corner of Pennsylvania and North avenues on April 27.
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People lock arms and form a line opposing police at the corner of Pennsylvania and North avenues on April 27.
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Police form a barrier between protesters and a burning CVS being attended to by firefighters on April 27.
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Police form a barrier between protesters and a burning CVS being attended to by firefighters on April 27.
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People carry goods out of a CVS pharmacy on April 27.
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People carry goods out of a CVS pharmacy on April 27.
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A police vehicle burns April 27.
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A police vehicle burns April 27.
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A police officer throws an object at protesters on April 27.
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A police officer throws an object at protesters on April 27.
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A man carries items from a store as police vehicles burn on April 27.
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A man carries items from a store as police vehicles burn on April 27.
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A police officer checks on a man who was injured on April 27.
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A police officer checks on a man who was injured on April 27.
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A police officer is carried to safety after being hit in the head with a rock during the riot on April 27.
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A police officer is carried to safety after being hit in the head with a rock during the riot on April 27.
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A police officer uses pepper spray on rioters on April 27.
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A police officer uses pepper spray on rioters on April 27.
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Police officers push back a protester on April 27.
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Police officers push back a protester on April 27.
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Police react during the riot on April 27.
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Police react during the riot on April 27.
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Baltimore police officers in riot gear look toward protesters near Mondawmin Mall on April 27.
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Baltimore police officers in riot gear look toward protesters near Mondawmin Mall on April 27.
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts chases away protesters in a parking lot on April 27.
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts chases away protesters in a parking lot on April 27.
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A woman abandons her car in the middle of an intersection as Baltimore Police officers clash with protesters outside the Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore on April 27.
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A woman abandons her car in the middle of an intersection as Baltimore Police officers clash with protesters outside the Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore on April 27.
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Police handle the protesters during a riot on April 27.
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Police handle the protesters during a riot on April 27.
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A demonstrator taunts police on April 27.
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A demonstrator taunts police on April 27.
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Protesters stand off with police during a march in honor of Gray in Baltimore on Saturday, April 25.
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Protesters stand off with police during a march in honor of Gray in Baltimore on Saturday, April 25.
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A protester throws a barricade at a bar near Oriole Park at Camden Yards after a rally on April 25.
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A protester throws a barricade at a bar near Oriole Park at Camden Yards after a rally on April 25.
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Protesters chase after a car as it drives in reverse after the rally on April 25.
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Protesters chase after a car as it drives in reverse after the rally on April 25.
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A protester breaks a store window after the rally in Baltimore on April 25.
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A protester breaks a store window after the rally in Baltimore on April 25.
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Protesters get into a shoving match with police during a march downtown on April 25.
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Protesters get into a shoving match with police during a march downtown on April 25.
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Protesters and police square off April 25.
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Protesters and police square off April 25.
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Protesters drive through the Camden Yards area on April 25.
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Protesters drive through the Camden Yards area on April 25.
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Members of the Baltimore Police Department stand guard Thursday, April 23, outside the department's Western District station during a protest.
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Members of the Baltimore Police Department stand guard Thursday, April 23, outside the department's Western District station during a protest.
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A police officer films protesters from the steps of the Western District station on April 23.
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A police officer films protesters from the steps of the Western District station on April 23.
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Empowerment Temple Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant speaks in front of City Hall in Baltimore on April 23.
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Empowerment Temple Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant speaks in front of City Hall in Baltimore on April 23.
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Demonstrators put their fists in the air during a protest outside the Baltimore police's Western District station on Wednesday, April 22.
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Demonstrators put their fists in the air during a protest outside the Baltimore police's Western District station on Wednesday, April 22.
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Hundreds of demonstrators march toward the Western District station on April 22.
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Hundreds of demonstrators march toward the Western District station on April 22.
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People march through the streets of Baltimore on April 22.
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People march through the streets of Baltimore on April 22.
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Demonstrators argue with Baltimore officers during the protest on April 22.
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Demonstrators argue with Baltimore officers during the protest on April 22.
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A woman is comforted during the protest on April 22.
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A woman is comforted during the protest on April 22.
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(CNN)The day Baltimore planned to lay Freddie Gray to rest, the city went up in smoke.

Riots have broken out throughout Baltimore less than three weeks after a 25-year-old man died in police custody.

What started as peaceful protests days ago have turned violent, with stores being looted, rocks being thrown at police and buildings and cars set on fire.

Here's what we know happened on Monday leading up to the violence:

See Tuesday's developments

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11:00 a.m. -- The funeral for Freddie Gray is set to begin.

    1:42 p.m. -- The casket holding Freddie Gray's body is loaded onto the hearse.

    3:00 p.m. -- A so-called flier from a local high school says that a "purge" is scheduled to start, according to the Baltimore Sun. The film "The Purge" is about a dystopian society in which crime is low in the United States because all laws are suspended for one 24-hour period every year.

    3:30 p.m. -- Dozens of police can be seen gathered on the streets of Baltimore.

    3:34 p.m. -- Protesters begin to confront riot police.

    3:41 p.m. -- CNN reports that protesters are beginning to throw bottles at police officers and journalists.

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    3:49 p.m. -- CNN cameras show a police officer being carried off.

    3:51 p.m. -- Helicopter footage from CNN affiliate WJLA captures white smoke billowing up from the street. Neill Franklin, a former Maryland state police officer, tells CNN "it's like the perfect place for something like this to occur."

    4:27 p.m. -- WJLA's helicopter records people wrecking a police car.

    4:29 p.m. -- Baltimore Police tweet out first reports of bottles and bricks being thrown at officers.

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    4:44 p.m. -- People begin entering a CVS pharmacy. The store was closed at 3 p.m., the company said.

    5:51 p.m. -- Baltimore police report a massive fire at Federal Street and Gay Street.

    6:19 p.m. -- The gates at Camden Yards, home of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, can be seen being closed.

    6:26 p.m. -- The CVS that was looted goes up in smoke.

    6:47 p.m. -- Gov. Larry Hogan's office announces that all previously scheduled events on his calendar on Tuesday will be canceled.

    6:50 p.m. -- A man can be seen on CNN stabbing a hose that firefighters are trying to use.

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    7:01 p.m. -- Gov. Larry Hogan's office announces that he has declared a state of emergency and will active the National Guard to address the unrest in Baltimore.

    7:20 p.m. -- The Orioles announce they've postponed Monday night's game.

    7:58 p.m. -- Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announces that a citywide, nightly curfew will be imposed starting Tuesday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. It will be in effect for one week, Rawlings-Blake said at a press conference.

    8:51 p.m. -- Col. William Pallozzi of the Maryland State Police announces that up to 5,000 law enforcement officials will be requested from the mid-Atlantic region to help quell the violence in Baltimore.

    9:23 p.m. -- Public schools will be closed on Tuesday in Baltimore, a city official says.

        Joshua Berlinger

        Associate Producer and Digital Newsdesk Editor
        Josh Berlinger is an associate producer, writer and Newsdesk editor at CNN.com. He has been with the company since 2013.