http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3102433/Anarchy-Baltimore-Streets-turn-bloody-wake-Freddie-Gray-riots-city-sees-homicides-month-15-years-residents-claim-police-deserted-them.htmlAnarchy in Baltimore: Residents claim police have deserted them in wake of Freddie Gray riots as murder rate soars to highest in 15 years
Jennifer Jeffrey, 31, and son Kester 'Tony' Browne, 8, were killed Thursday
They became the city's 37th and 38th homicide victims this month
Residents have barricaded their doors in fear of ongoing violence
Some have compared parts of the city to the Wild West
Others have said virtually no police have been on the streets since riots
Arrests are down almost 50 per cent on the same time last year
Police claim they are being met with 'hostility' during confrontations
By Wills Robinson For Dailymail.com and Associated Press Reporter
Published: 08:38 EST, 29 May 2015 | Updated: 15:08 EST, 29 May 2015
As one of the city's deadliest months comes to an end, terrified residents have compared parts of Baltimore to the Wild West.
In the wake of the Freddie Gray riots, families have barricaded themselves inside their homes, too afraid to leave, while those on the streets walk around wielding guns - because there are allegedly no police around to arrest them.
Arrested are down 50percent and homicides are at their highest level in 15 years. In the Western District, there have been more murders in the first five months of this year than in all of 2014.
Neighborhoods such as West Baltimore, which had seen heavy policing because of endemic drug and gang violence in recent years, have experienced a reversal, with citizens claiming they have been virtually abandoned.
But embattled law enforcement officials claim they are 'under siege' from criminals taking advantage of the unrest, while officers complain they are met with hostility while policing certain areas.
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