#BlackLivesMatter Protesters Interrupt O’Malley’s Baltimore Rally

The guitar-strumming former Governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for the 2016 presidential election on Saturday morning.

The ex-Mayor of Baltimore did so with a rally held in the recently troubled city — a move that provided just the opportunity #BlackLivesMatter protesters needed to draw attention to the city’s recent riots.

Two very loud, aggressive hecklers at this Martin O'Malley event. One yelling #BlackLivesMatter, the other about zero tolerance policing

— Marin Cogan (@marincogan) May 30, 2015

Some protesters here after one woman began yelling #BlackLivesMatter but O'Malley kept going with his speech. pic.twitter.com/6oisS9EVIb

— Arelis R. Hernández (@arelisrhdz) May 30, 2015

Protesters against police brutality blowing whistles and interrupting O'Malley rally #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/yUWF8JpwXY

— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) May 30, 2015

#BlackLivesMatter demonstrators protest at Martin O'Malley's 2016 presidential election campaign launch https://t.co/eI6UN4NCFA

— Simon Carswell (@SiCarswell) May 30, 2015

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