A traffic stop, a last phone call, and a death: Family of Latino man shot by Maryland state trooper seeks answers

The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post

Pulled over around 2 a.m. on the side of Interstate 95 by a Maryland State Police officer working DUI enforcement, a terrified Julio Cesar Moran-Ruiz made the last phone call of his life, pleading with a friend not to hang up the phone.

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As Baltimore’s Latino community grows, leaders push for better health care, internet access and a voice

The Baltimore Sun

They are a small but growing slice of Baltimore’s population: Between 2012 to 2018, U.S. census figures show, the city’s Hispanic and Latino population grew by about 20%. The Baltimore Sun asked five Latino activists about the forces affecting the community and the changes they want to see.

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