2015 Baltimore Sun pictures of the year

Devante Hill of Baltimore makes a heart with his hands after he was hit with pepper spray after someone threw a bottle at police. Protesters gather at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Avenue today a day after riots broke out in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Debby Rahl, the Business Manager at BARCS, gets a lick from Poncho # 25, one of the many Chihuahuas that were brought to the shelter. BARCS is caring for more than 50 chihuahuas that were rescued from a home breeding operation this week. The little dogs will be offered for adoption starting Friday at BARCS. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Rev. Pamela Coleman (right) prays with Baltimore residents at the corner of West North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue after charges were brought against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

A person jumps on top of a police car during a Saturday March and rally related to the death of Freddie Gray. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Mark Starovoytov and Molly Strout from MA compete in the Amateur Junior/Pre-Champ Latin (SCRJ). USA Dance 2015 National DanceSport Championships continued this weekend at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

Courtney Celeste Spears dances in the Sun studio. She is a student in the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Program. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Matt Price of Baltimore rides his skateboard along a wall being highlighted by afternoon sunlight while at the Skatepark of Baltimore. The Skatepark of Baltimore is located in Roosevelt Park. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Lauren and Joe Wilusz share a kiss as they bond with their new daughter, Katie, in the operating room at Anne Arundel Medical Center this afternoon. Kathryn Marie Wilusz was born in a scheduled C-Section at 11:14 a.m. at Anne Arundel Medical Center. The family participated in the hospital’s new family-centered C-section program. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Keeva, a chimpanzee born two weeks ago at the zoo, is held by Claire MacNamara, Chimp Forest Area manager, who is wearing a fake fur vest. Keeva was removed from her mother, Carole, who was not taking care of her. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Top to bottom, Emma Williams, 17, Dundalk, Carmen Tidwell, 11, Hamilton, Sophi Schweigman, 11, Dundalk, Melissa Tidwell, Hamilton, and Allison Schweigman, Dundalk, tube on the Gunpowder Falls on a hot Monday afternoon. Allison says “No matter how hot it is, the water’s always cold.” (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Monique Barnes, 22, Perry Hall, a counselor with Charm City Karate, holds a sunflower as she searches for more. There are 3 acres of sunflowers in the Maryland Agricutural Resource Council (MARC) field where people are invited to pick their own. The $1.00 per stem or $10 per dozen for the flowers benefits MARC. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

A protestor rides his bike in front of a police line at North and Pennsylvania Avenues on the day of Freddie Gray’s funeral. Riots and looting broke out throughout the city. Gray died in police custody on April 19th. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

An officer vehicle burns Monday, April 27, 2015, during unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Rioters plunged part of Baltimore, torching a pharmacy, setting police cars ablaze and throwing bricks at officers. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun)

Franchon Crews hits the heavy bag at the Under Armour Performance Center while training for the Pathway to Glory Olympic Trials Qualifier II boxing event held in Baltimore in September. Baltimore boxer Franchon Crews was an alternate for the 2012 Olympics and hopes to make the U.S. Olympic boxing team for 2016. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Lindsay Janes, Federal Hill, excitedly reveals her match after opening her envelope on “Match Day” at the Hippodrome Theater. Janes, a graduating medical student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, will go to Northwestern University in plastic surgery. Med students across the country find out where they’ll spend their residencies. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Johnathan Carver, 14 of Silver Run, rests his head on his holstein steer “Luke” after winning a second place ribbon at the Maryland State Fair. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Orioles’ Steve Pearce got pied by teammate Tommy Hunter after his on-field post-game interview. Pearce’s two-run homer in the seventh inning proved to be the game-winning score. The Orioles defeated the Astros by score of 4 to 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

Robert Thomas is 64 and homeless on the streets of Baltimore. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh erupts after winning during overtime of the Ravens game against the Steelers at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

Ravens’ Justin Tucker walks off the field with the ball after kicking the game winning field goal in overtime of the Ravens game against the Steelers at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

Biologist Mark Lewandowski from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources looks at underwater grass beds in the Severn river. DNR and NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) are surveying areas that have a hardened shoreline because of waterfront homeowners’ efforts at erosion prevention. The project they are working on is “Multiple Stressors at the Land-Water Interface” project. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Cornell Madden, 52, of Baltimore, works as a strapper groom for Sola Dei Gloria Stable trainer Hugh McMahon at Laurel Park. Madden keeps his eye on a horse, right, that might try to bite him as he walks to cool off another horse after it’s work out. Madden served a jail sentence for attempted murder. He graduated from the Second Chance an innovative program that teaches prison inmates to care for horses. Madden is one of the graduates that is working in thoroughbred racing. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

David Johnson, Jr., laborer, Department of Public Works, walks through a house at 3249 Shannon Drive. He is checking for squatters and animals before boarding up the vacant property. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Bassoonist Mateen Milan, 17, Cedonia, is photographed at the Peabody Conservatory where he will study. (Kim Hairston/ Baltimore Sun)

Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez throws the game’s first pitch to White Sox lead off hitter Adam Eaton to start the game. The men in the seats are Major League Baseball scouts working during the game. The Orioles play the Chicago White Sox to an empty Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday. The first two games of the series were cancelled due to the wide spread riots and looting on Monday in Baltimore resulting from protest over the death of Freddie Gray. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

Mel Fisher, 17, vacationing from Lancaster, PA stands atop his bike to look over the fence of Earl Weaver Little Field, watching Baltimore Orioles players participate in bunting drills during spring training at the Orioles’ training facility. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)

Ravens tight end Maxx Williams, left, was not able to catch this 4th and 17 pass in front of Bengals’ Shawn Williams in the fourth quarter. The Ravens turned over the ball on downs to the Bengals ending their hope of a come back win. The Ravens were defeated by the Bengals by a score of 28 to 24 at M&T Bank Stadium. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore Ravens’ Marshal Yanda (73) claps after fireworks before the Steelers and Ravens playoff game. Baltimore Ravens play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card playoff game at Heinz Field. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)

Ravens’ Kamar Aiken hauls in a pass from Joe Flacco for a touchdown during the third quarter of the Ravens game against the Steelers at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

A large flag is displayed by members of the armed forces in Baltimore. The Ravens failed to finish, losing to the Jags, 22-20. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore firefighters battle a three-alarm fire at Gay and Chester Streets in East Baltimore. It was unclear whether is was related to the ongoing riots. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Kevin Moore is overwhelmed with joy on the news of charges filed against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore, Md. Moore’s video of Gray’s arrest at Gilmor Homes has been seen around the world. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Asad Ali, 9, of Washington, DC, gives a high-five to Sgt 1st Class Joe Hatcher with the Maryland National Guard during Saturday’s rally at War Memorial Plaza. (Jerry Jackson, Baltimore Sun)

Two firefighters cool off after fighting a two alarm fire at 3521 E. Lombard Street. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Steve Colburn, Howard County firefighter, paramedic, reaches for “victim” and fellow firefighter Ashley Bayse, as they drill under the watch of Capt. Michael Sharpe. The members of Howard County Fire and Rescue Services Station 7 performed ice rescue training drills on the frozen lake at Centennial Park in Clarksville. (Christopher T. Assaf/ Baltimore Sun)

Oakland Mills Scorpions wrestler Middletown in the 182-lb weight class of the state wrestling duals at North Point High School Saturday, Feb 14, 2015. Oakland Mills came from behind to win, 30-27. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)

Josh Wofford, of Baltimore, works out at Druid Hill Park as storm clouds roll in on Thursday evening. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore Orioles teammates celebrate as batter Chris Davis crosses home plate after clouting a solo home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the eleventh inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Baltimore clawed back to beat Tampa Bay, 7-6, in 11 innings. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

Doc Mishler, a Christian cowboy, arrived in downtown Baltimore by horseback, with a second horse at his side, to spread the word about the global crisis of hungry children. His journey began in Choteau, Montana, and his stopover in Baltimore followed a visit to Washington, DC. He stopped near Camden Yards, and asked if he was downtown. Then he asked where he could find some whiskey. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore artist Raoul Middleman will have an exhibition of more than 50 years of his self-portraits January 30 in MICA’s Meyerhoff Gallery located in the Fox Building. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore police officers take a protester into custody at Pratt and Howard during Saturday’s Freddie Gray protest. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Police and protestors line up against each other across from the Sports Legends Museum as protests continue in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody. (Algerina Perna,/Baltimore Sun)

An unidentified man at right challenges one of the Baltimore City police officers, C. A. Thompson, as they stood in a line behind a barricade in front of the Western District police station Thursday evening. Protests have been held all week after Freddie Gray died in police custody on April 19. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh leaves the field after losing to the Patriots, 35-31. The Baltimore Ravens play the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

Ravens linebacker Za’Darius Smith (90) works to stop Browns running back Duke Johnson Jr. for no gain in overtime on 1st and 10 at the Baltimore 15. The Baltimore Ravens lose 33-30 in overtime to the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

Second baseman Gabriel Nieto #12, front and outfielder Nate Bosse #19 collide as they both go after a fly ball in the second inning. Archbishop Spalding High School plays Calvert Hall in baseball at Calvert Hall. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

“Looking for seats in Pimlico grandstand” (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

The rain doesn’t dampen the spirit of one race spectator, nor her hat, as the weather changed quickly before the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. (Christopher T. Assaf/ Baltimore Sun)

Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah (1), ridden by Victor Espinoza, leads the pack at the fourth turn to victory in the 140th Preakness Stakes. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

A Baltimore police man approaches a man near Lexington Market before arresting him. (Christopher T. Assaf/ Baltimore Sun)

Bettye Thomas of Baltimore, who lost her son Earl Wright on December 1, 2014, pauses with a poster at his flag, in a sea of flags, at Baltimore City Hall plaza this morning. Sisters Saving The City (SSTC) held a city-wide prayer vigil to draw attention to the increase in city violence, placing a flag for each person killed by violence in the city between October of 2014 and August of 2015. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Justin Hsieh, 12 of Ellicott City, walks with his alto saxophone toward the rehearsal hall stage at the 30th annual summer music camp for middle and high school students on the campus of McDaniel College. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/ Baltimore Sun)

Nicholas Rados, 10 of Oxford, stands on the deck at sunset as the ferry makes its last trip of the day from the Bellevue side to Oxford. The Oxford Bellevue ferry, which crosses the Tred Avon river between the eastern shore towns of Oxford and Bellevue, is the oldest privately owned ferry in the U.S. It is owned by Captains Judy and Tom Bixler. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Snow collects on a pedestrian’s hat as he walks along Roland Avenue in Baltimore during the snow. (Christopher T. Assaf/ Baltimore Sun)

The hands of the Bromo Seltzer clock are being taken down today by Balzer Family Clock Works. The clock and its clockworks will be restored at the company’s facility in Freeport, Maine. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Colleagues walk with the casket, which was carried in by a fire truck, at the funeral for Baltimore City paramedic Nick Hemingway, which was held at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/ Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake makes a statement at City Hall after the announcement of charges against police officers involved in the apprehension, arrest and transport of Freddie Gray on April 12. Gray died from injuries the allegedly resulted at the hands of the police officers. (Christopher T. Assaf Baltimore Sun)

Marilyn Mosby leads her children, Nylyn, 6 (left,) and Aniyah, 4 onto the grandstand past Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts. This is the inauguration of Marilyn J. Mosby as State’s Attorney for Baltimore at the War Memorial in Baltimore. (Christopher T. Assaf/ Baltimore Sun)

The USA Warriors Ice Hockey sled team’s LCpl. Josh Misiewicz, USMC ret., speed skates during practice in Rockville. USA Warriors Ice Hockey, a non-profit, organizes and administers ice hockey programs in conjunction with the USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Program, to provide recreational, therapeutic experience and education for veterans wounded in defense of the country. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

The USA Warriors Ice Hockey sled team member Ralph DeQuebec, active USMC, gets on the ice for weekly practice in Rockville. USA Warriors Ice Hockey, a non-profit, organizes and administers ice hockey programs in conjunction with the USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Program, to provide recreational, therapeutic experience and education for veterans wounded in defense of the country. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

Kim Franklin, left, zips downhill with sons Connor, 8, center, and Matthew Franklin, 5, on a wooden toboggan the boys received for Christmas. Sledders enjoy the snow-covered hill in front of the Baltimore County Board of Education headquarters on North Charles Street. A wintry storm system heading north covered the Baltimore region with 3 to 5 inches overnight. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Posing for their moms at Sherwood Gardens are from left: Lila Friedlander, one year; Jocelyn Marcus, sixteen months; Zachary Levinson, thirteen months; Reid Pfeffer, one and a half; and Dylan Attman, one and a half. Moms and children got together for a picnic. Afterwards, their moms took their pictures together. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

A bald eagle with a fish in its talons flies low over Fisherman’s Park at the Conowingo Dam Saturday morning. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Peregrine falcon Boh perches on a ledge outside an office in the Transamerica building. A pair of peregrine falcons nesting on the 33rd floor of the Transamerica building have become webcam stars. Boh and Barb, as named by the Chesapeake Conservancy, are the latest in a 30-plus year history of falcons nesting on the building at 100 Light. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan after a press conference in Reisterstown. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun)

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks to an audience at Union Baptist Church. His new book is “Between the World and Me.” Toni Morrison has anointed as the intellectual successor to James Baldwin. His essay last year, “The Case for Reparations” won a Polk Award. (Algerina Perna/ Baltimore Sun)

Former Staff Sgt. P. Michael Pezzella with the 11th Engineer Battalion United State Marine Corps Reserve salutes when Taps is played after he read the names of the fifteen men from the Battalion who perished in the Korean War. At the closing of the ceremony, Pezzella said, “Thank you for being here today to remember these men….” This service was part of the Maryland Korean War Memorial Service. Today was the 25th anniversary of the Korean War Memorial located on 2903 Boston Street, in Canton Waterfront Park. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan delivered remarks. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

This is artist Aaron Maybin in his home studio in Canton. He was once a football player at Mt. Hebron HS and was a first-round NFL draft player. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)

Jacqueline Miller, 24, is graduating from Towson University with a bachelor’s degree in English. When she was 5 years old, she was rescued from a house fire by passerby Ted Sutton, left. Jacqueline was badly burned and lost her hands in the fire and uses a wheelchair. She reconnected with Sutton — a former trouble maker who had just started turning his life around when he rescued her — about a year ago. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

From left, Carol Frigo, Maria Wetherington, Jon Morgan (behind Maria) and Chuck Wetherington, all of Baltimore react as fans watch American Pharoah capture the Belmont Stakes, capturing the Triple Crown for the first time since Affirmed won in 1978. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

In the Sussex County Courthouse, Molly Shattuck, ex-wife of former Constellation Energy CEO Mayo A. Shattuck, leaves court after pleading guilty to rape in the fourth degree at a Superior Court hearing. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

Jean Bell, 75, came to the Bel-Loc Diner as a waitress when it opened in 1964 and never left. She is now the general manager and handles the front register during operating hours. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Narmin Al Eethawi, 19, playing guitar in her bedroom. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Thomas Hewitt Jr., 33, interacts with Finn after a diaper change. Hewitt and his wife, Kristen, are the parents of naturally-conceived identical triplets on October 21, 2015, in Baltimore. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Ravens back-up quarterback Matt Schaub spends time with his wife Laurie and son Matthew, 1, after practice on second day of 2015 training camp at Under Armour Performance Center. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

Three and one-half year-old Lexi Cunningham explores the gardens, which are located at 4100 St. Paul St. in the Guilford community of Baltimore City. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

Asia Nowell, 13, of Bel Air enjoys a field of sunflowers at Clear Meadow Farm on Norrisville Road. She had the day off from school because of the Rosh Hashanah holiday. (Amy Davis/ Baltimore Sun)

Eric Beglan of Owings Mills enjoys a day at the Inner Harbor as the serpent from the Ripley’s Believe it or Not looms overhead. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

A fisherman passes under a fog-shrouded Naval Academy Bridge. ( Jerry Jackson/ Baltimore Sun)

Al Blackburn, 88, had no trouble connecting with the ball during batting practice. Seven seniors participated in the first practice for the Charlestown Sluggers softball team, at the Charlestown Retirement Community. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

A fan catches a ball thrown into the stands by Oriole’s first baseman Chris Davis in the eighth inning of the game against Boston Red Sox baseball at Camden Yards. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Ravens’ cheerleader, Kat is mobbed by her campers after she was named cheerleading counselor of the day. The Baltimore Ravens organization is holding the Lil Ravens Cheerleading Camp for children ages 6-14 at M&T Bank Stadium. This is an all-day camp for girls and boys to learn about cheerleading and teamwork from retired and current Ravens Cheerleaders. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

Erika Brannock plays with her cat Fenway Israel as she put on make up. Brannock, who lost her left leg during the Boston Marathon bombing, has moved on with her life while continuing to recover from her injuries. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

Third from right, Bishop Angel Nunez, pastor of the Bilingual Christian Church and president of the Multicultural Prayer Movement, leads a prayer for Dr. Ben Carson at the Bilingual Christian Church as he makes the first of two Baltimore appearances Thursday. Carson said on Monday that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Lynn Roy, left, of Queenstown, Md., uses a selfie stick with her cell phone attached to take pictures of herself with Ivanka Trump and fellow republican Julius Ware at the recent Maryland Republican Party’s 25th Annual Red, White and Blue Dinner at the BWI Airport Marriott Hotel. Ivanka’s father Donald Trump, who announced his candidacy for the president of the U.S., was the keynote speaker at the fundraiser . (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)

An officer stands outside his car to funnel traffic past Hilton Av at Baltimore Street during an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old male on Baltimore Street at Abington Avenue. The victim, stabbed in the street, became Baltimore’s 300th homicide of the year. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

Police during a shift change as they walk across Pennsylvania Avenue shortly before most of the officers were removed from the area. This is Baltimore just days after the riots and looting that took place. W. North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue as the police presence begins to diminish. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)

The 175th Infantry of the Maryland National Guard is stationed along Pratt Street at the Inner Harbor. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake gets an excited wave from first grader Naya Clark, second from right, who was at her locker with another first grader, Daneesha Dickerson, right, during the mayor’s tour of Gilmor Elementary School on the first day of school. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

Spectators watch the 4th of July fireworks from the Orleans Street bridge. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

2015 Baltimore Sun pictures of the year

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