9 killed in Baltimore over violent holiday weekend

By The Associated Press
June 1, 2021 | 5:27 PM

BALTIMORE — At least nine people were killed in Baltimore over Memorial Day weekend, including three men who were killed in what the police commissioner said may have been a “running gun battle.”

The Baltimore Sun reports that Mayor Brandon Scott condemned the shootings Monday and said he plans to meet with Police Commissioner Michael Harrison to discuss what needs to change so police can have “greater immediate impact.”

Memorial Day weekend has often seen increases in violence. Last year, nine people were killed in the city over the holiday weekend, despite an order to stay home.

At least 138 people have been killed in Baltimore this year, according to police figures released Tuesday. That’s compared to 130 at this time last year.

Fentanyl seizures plummet as Trump administration shifts focus to immigration

By Maryland Matters
August 22, 2026 | 8:26 PM

WASHINGTON — Fentanyl seizures decreased by 39% during the first year of the second Trump administration after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shifted the Department of Homeland Security’s criminal investigations arm to conducting immigration enforcement, according to a report government investigators published Friday. Agents with Homeland Security Investigations, a subagency of DHS’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reported an “all hands-on deck” environment toward immigration enforcement began in January 2025, according to the DHS Office of Inspector General report. “With ICE dedicating more staff hours to immigration investigations, staffing hours for fentanyl investigations declined,” the report said. The report found that the hours dedicated to fentanyl investigations for fiscal 2025 declined by more than 250,000 hours, or 31%, compared to fiscal 2024.

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