The Baltimore Police Department has made sweeping changes in policy and practices, but it’s essential the department “stop the bleeding” in terms of its recruitment and retention, a federal judge warned Thursday.

Annapolis Police identified Zarko Peruza as the bicyclist killed Tuesday night after a hit and run crash on Hilltop Lane.

A 15-year-old, Laron Henderson, was shot and killed in a Northwest Baltimore alley Wednesday afternoon, according to Baltimore Police.

Markus Nocho, 26, died at a Baltimore hospital after police found him Wednesday night suffering from several gunshot wounds in the Ridgeview Plaza Shopping Center.

Tavon Smith has been charged with negligent manslaughter, criminal negligence and reckless endangerment, according to court records.

Police found a man with gunshot wounds on the 3400 block of Spelman Road in Baltimore.

Multiple shootings occurred throughout the city on Tuesday evening, according to Baltimore Police.

When a 12-year-old student brought a handgun to MacArthur Middle School this month, Anne Arundel Police criticized a new state law barring them from pressing charges. Proponents say the Juvenile Justice Reform Act protects minors. Critics want it repealed.