Beyond MoCo

Baltimore City Police is ruling the deaths of three Baltimore firefighters who were killed in the line of duty as homicides, according to WJLA. The incident occurred January 24, 2022, when the firefighters were tragically killed while fighting a row house fire. Lieutenant Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler & Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo were engaged in an interior attack of the fire when a significant portion of the home suddenly collapsed.

The Baltimore City Fire Union has released the following statement:


Health

The Associated Press is reporting that the CDC will now be extending the mask requirement for travel until May 3rd to “allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant that is now responsible for the vast majority of cases in the U.S.”

Yesterday we reported that residents will no longer be required to wear face coverings when they are passengers on Metro, Metro Bus, Ride-On, and in taxis (including Uber & Lyft) after April 18. That is no longer the case.


Sandy Spring

The Washington Commanders announced today that Katie Feeney will be the team’s first-ever social media correspondent.  Feeney graduated from Sherwood High School in 2021 and is a well-known social media personality. She currently has over 6.8 million followers on her TikTok.

Per the Washington Commanders:


Gaithersburg

The family of a Ryan LeRoux, a 21-year old that was shot and killed by Montgomery County Police in front of the McDonald’s located at 18273 Flower Hill Way in Gaithersburg on July 16, 2021, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Montgomery County and the four police officers involved, according to FOX 5.

Last week the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that a grand jury had declined to indict the Montgomery County police officers involved in the shooting.


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