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Mayor Catherine Pugh replaced police commissioner Kevin Davis on Friday, citing the need to get a handle on Baltimore’s record levels of violence.

Confusion was rampant inside Baltimore Police headquarters on Friday following Mayor Catherine Pugh’s announcement that she had fired Police Commissioner Kevin Davis, as other top commanders had their access to the building and their cell phone service cut off, according to sources.

On Friday, Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh announced the firing of police commissioner Kevin Davis and the hiring of new commissioner Darryl De Sousa. This is the transcript of the press conference.

Darryl D. De Sousa will be Baltimore's 8th police commissioner since 2000.

Reaction to the firing of Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis on Friday.

Baltimore police commanders on Tuesday ordered all city police stations to stay open around the clock after the story of a man who said he was robbed of his bicycle and found the nearest station closed drew concerns from community leaders and elected officials.

Baltimore police commanders on Tuesday ordered all city police stations to stay open around the clock after the story of a man who said he was robbed of his bicycle and found the nearest station closed drew concerns from community leaders and elected officials.

One man was killed and two were critically injured in a quadruple shooting that occurred Saturday afternoon on a residential street in Northeast Baltimore, police said.