The latest out of Baltimore appears to be that although police are denying that the man who was taken to the hospital (identified as Robert Tucker) was shot or even injured, no one on the ground trusts anyone else, a situation would has the potential to spontaneously combust at any given time...

No matter official BPD account, locals say trust so broken w/police they won't believe anyway. As 1 said, situation here 'to be continued' — Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015

Doctors have withheld information concerning his both his condition and what exactly happened to Tucker. #RobertTucker #BaltimoreUprising — Benjamin Jancewicz (@benjancewicz) May 4, 2015

Sen Pugh has brought #RobertTucker, to his family and he is okay yet is twitching, limping, and unable to speak #BaltimoreUprising — Benjamin Jancewicz (@benjancewicz) May 4, 2015

Update: Baltimore police now claim they did not shoot anyone and the person in question was arrested for handgun possession.

MORE: #Baltimore PD claims on Twitter man not shot, was only arrested for handgun possession http://t.co/T82pRJ5zrA pic.twitter.com/Gd34AYGmSa — RT America (@RT_America) May 4, 2015

#Baltimore Police say the man who was arrested for having a revolver was transported to the hospital, but he was not shot or injured. — WJZ | CBS Baltimore (@cbsbaltimore) May 4, 2015

And the video:



Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

And then this:

So a gun did go off after all?

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Just as things in Baltimore were quieting down, here is McClatchy's reporter Hannah Allam with an update on what may likely rekindle local violence and push the local riots to the next level.

At corner of north & penn in Baltimore - police appear to have shot young man. Riot police back on scene, ppl stumbling away w/spray in eyes — Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015

'We'll be back under martial law tonight!' EMTs take body away on stretcher. Witnesses saying he's alive #Baltimore — Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015

Bystanders: 'another black man shot in the back while he was running away.' 'Oh it's gonna blow up tonight' #Baltimore — Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015

Man turns corner and sees huge police presence & angry crowd & cordons: 'Man, I can't get home AGAIN?!' #Baltimore — Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015

Videographer & I happened to be here for b-roll for a story. Police chopper was overhead saying to step away from police. Next thing: chaos — Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015

Within seconds, vans of police showed up, also EMTs. My colleague got photos of the boy who was shot: 'he doesn't look good,' she said. — Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015

Crowd angry Billy Graham ministers on scene: 'What do you want us to pray for? What?!' & 'Jesus ain't gonna stand between me and a bullet!' — Hannah Allam (@HannahAllam) May 4, 2015

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Perhaps just to make sure CNN's ratings spike again, here is the president with a little racially-unifying helping hand:

OBAMA: MEN OF COLOR TOO OFTEN FIND INJUSTICE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

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