Ian Duncan

Ian Duncan is a former City Hall reporter for the Baltimore Sun. He started out in 2012 writing about the courts, and previously covered the military and the intelligence community. He covered the case against the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore jail, the aftermath of Freddie Gray's death and the resignation of Mayor Catherine Pugh.

The Station East redevelopment is a showcase of what could be in Baltimore’s forgotten pockets: a creative pairing of public and private funding to turn a neighborhood that was nearly 80 percent vacant into one full of young professionals. But complaints from residents show cracks in the vision.

By Kevin Rector and Ian Duncan

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October 24, 2019

In Baltimore’s Station East, developers have given new life to once-vacant houses. But not everyone is happy.

Despite demolition crews working at an unprecedented pace in recent months to tear down Baltimore’s vacant houses, the number of abandoned buildings in the city has barely budged.

By Ian Duncan and Christine Zhang

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October 18, 2019

Baltimore is furiously knocking down vacant houses — but barely keeps up as new ones go empty

The FBI seized former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s emails and other computer records — along with those of one of her longtime aides — as part of its investigation into her financial dealings, according to documents obtained by The Baltimore Sun.

By Ian Duncan

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September 19, 2019

FBI seized 3 hard drives with former Baltimore Mayor Pugh’s emails and other records, documents show

The event at New Shiloh was an opportunity for the musicians to demonstrate the support they have in the community.

By Ian Duncan

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September 14, 2019

BSO’s opener was postponed amid a labor dispute. Instead musicians played to crowd at West Baltimore church.

Baltimore police are searching for a former actor on “The Wire” who they say escaped from custody after he was taken to a hospital for a check.

By Meredith Cohn and Ian Duncan

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September 14, 2019

Former actor on ‘The Wire’ allegedly escapes Baltimore police custody at hospital

A 38-year-old man died in the hospital after being shot in the head in East Baltimore late Friday evening, police said, and another was fatally shot in Hollins Park.

By Ian Duncan and Kevin Rector

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September 14, 2019

Two dead in shootings Friday into Saturday in Baltimore, police say

Pinkett was one of the wave of new council members elected in 2016 and represents a district in West Baltimore.

By Ian Duncan

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September 14, 2019

Baltimore Councilman Leon Pinkett says he’ll run for council president; Sneed says she’s also considering job

As City Council President Brandon Scott rolls out his campaign for mayor of Baltimore, his potential rivals take aim.

By Luke Broadwater and Ian Duncan

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September 13, 2019

As Council President Scott rolls out campaign for Baltimore mayor, potential rivals take aim

The Baltimore Board of Estimates has taken the rare step of penalizing a city contractor for failing to give enough work to black-owned firms.

By Ian Duncan

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September 12, 2019

Baltimore officials impose rare $40,000 penalty for contractor that failed to meet goal for working with black-owned partners

Baltimore's auditor said Wednesday that IT department performance data was lost when hackers locked city files in May — the first disclosure of data being destroyed in the attack.

By Ian Duncan

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September 11, 2019