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Tension between police and residents of Baltimore continued Monday following the funeral service for Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man who died of a serious spinal cord injury after an arrest earlier this month.

Clashes between police and students intensified Monday afternoon, the Washington Post reports. According to the Maryland Transit Administration, the Mondawmin and Penn North Metro Stations were shut down until further notice.

A large percentage of students in Baltimore commute to school on city transportation, leaving many stranded in an area of high police activity.

Baltimore police officials report that individuals they are identifying as protesters are throwing rocks and other objects at officers near the Mondawmin Mall. At least seven officers are seriously injured, according to NBC 4. Officers are using pepper-spray to disperse the small crowd.

One man at the mall held his arms up as the police moved toward him, an action that has been repeated throughout the Gray rallies. Outside the mall, a young person threw a flaming trash can at the line of officers, igniting a patch of grass nearby. Police said at least one officer was injured after being hit by a flying brick.

According to the Baltimore Police Twitter handle, groups also took to looting a store and damaging police cars.

Police have deemed the group “aggressive.”

According to the Washington Post, police also received “credible information that various gangs, including the Black Guerilla Family, the Bloods and the Crips, have ‘entered into a partnership to ‘take-out’’ law enforcement officers.”

Baltimore police advised law enforcement agencies to take “appropriate precautions” to make sure their officers were safe.

No further details were immediately available as to where or when the incidents might occur or when the threats were received.

Amid the tense climate in Baltimore, many business and schools have opted to close shop until further notice.

This is a developing story. We’ll keep you updated with the latest.

SOURCE: Washington Post, NBC, Twitter | VIDEO SOURCE: NBC | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty

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