Baltimore’s Annual Homicide Count Hits 300 Again, 2nd Ceasefire Planned

BALTIMORE (WJZ) —As the annual homicide rate for Baltimore has reached 300 for the third year in a row, another ceasefire is being planned for this weekend.
The number of homicides shot up to 344 in 2015, the year Freddie Gray was fatally injured in police custody, and 318 people were killed last year. Before 2015, Baltimore had not exceeded 300 annual homicides since 1999.
The first 72-hour ceasefire of the year was scheduled for August 4 through August 6, but two people were gunned down