The second floor of the Baltimore City Circuit Court building went into lockdown Monday afternoon after an employee received a letter containing white powder.
The announcement of a security barrier at Morgan State, which would enclose 90% of the campus, came one week after an alarming shooting that wounded five at the historically Black institution.
David Boykin, 28, known best around Baltimore by his stage name President Davo, was fatally shot Friday in East Baltimore just south of Clifton Park, police confirmed Monday.
State watchdogs are asking whether Mohammed Choudhury’s use of the Signal app shielded discussions of state business from public record, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.
Homecoming at a historically black college like Morgan State University is more than a football game. It represents an opportunity to see familiar faces and new ones.
Jewel Crowder was taken into custody without incident Friday around 5:30 p.m., police said. He is charged with first-degree murder for the shooting of 23-year-old Ryan Demby.
Earlier this month Choudhury abruptly withdrew from consideration for another four-year contract leading Maryland State Department of Education amid widespread criticism.
Johns Hopkins University has released a long-awaited draft of policies and procedures for its private police for that, once finalized, would serve as guidelines for officers’ interactions with the public.