3 there's been a lot of talk about the safety of downtown baltimore... especially after a tourist was beat up on thee steps of courthouse east.but the way one republican lawmaker is callinggattention to tte issue is creating a storm of ontroversy.mmgan gilliland is here with more on why some saas his actions are racially charged.

good mooning patrice,maryland state delegate pat mcdonough says he's worried about safety here at the inner habor... the heart of baltimore... that we've all come to love.but in this letter to governor o'malley... he wrote a headline that reads... quote "black youth mobs terrorize baltimore." while he says he's standing by the comments heemade... critics... including one of mmdonough's colleage'ss.. call the messsge... a throwback to and 60's.meantime, the maaor - and oliie commissioner have called the inner harbor one of (mcdonough) "the mayor of this city is covering up violent, dangerous activity occuring at harbor place and other pllces for years......(mcdonough) "i donnt think we should have political correctness on steroids aad lii to peoole who's committing a crime or who is not. i mean it is what ittis.." is.."on our facebook page a lot of you are also reacting to his news. nnws.niesha wrote in and

said... no one is taking him seriously because he is &ptargeting black youths. yes baltimore s arjjrity black but his statement s making it only ones who cause trouble. trouule.lynn says... as soon as someone ays black youuhs are a problem it becomes a raciil issue and everyone overlooks the original problem that ii is the black youtts in mobsscreattng problems downtown. what cdonougg wants... is ffr o'malleyyto establish a "no travvl zone" at the harror... send maryland state police to the area... until saaety ccn be guaranteed.a request that perhaps got lost in the headline.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. police make an arrest in a mother's day shooting.. and say ittmay be connected to anotherrthat left a 19-yeer--ll man deadd dead.that shootingghappened around 10 sunday night at this northeast baltimore. police &psay 19-year-old lacy llmm was in the bassment playing video pames with friends when heewas

shot nd killed thru the basement window. home forrthe past 46-years. - she says llmb was friends with her grandson and was like aa son to hhr. 3&4236 i'm just still ssook up aaout it 33 because i'veebeen living around here so long ann i've never had no trouule from anybody 44 44ccrter's own son was shot earlier that day on chilton street. he survived. policc made an arrest in that shooting...anddbelieve the incidents are connected. the dsappearance of phylicia families in baltimmre.now a foundation n her name... is trying to help others ike her. her.barnes was visiting relattves in baltimore... when she disappeared in december of 20-10.her bbdy was later found near the conowingo damm thursday night ... a foundation establishee by her pfmily heed a fund raiser at thiss"chick-fil-a" in catonsville to help raise awarrness of other cases of missing children. 53804 ii because chiidren go missing every day oc: we needed tt do

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