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Former Ravens great Ray Lewis pleads for rioting to end in Baltimore (Shutdown Corner)

No way this can happen in our city.

That's the message Ray Lewis has in light of the horrible riots that have ensued in his adopted hometown of Baltimore the past two days, with the National Guard being called in for support.

The former Baltimore Ravens great posted a video on Youtube, calling for peace in a time of madness.

"Young kids, you gotta understand something," an impassioned Lewis pleads. "Get off the streets. Violence is not the answer. Violence has never been the answer."

Rioting began in Baltimore on Monday afternoon near where Freddie Gray was arrested earlier this month, and the rioting had spread across the city, forcing the postponement of tonight's Chicago White Sox-Baltimore Orioles baseball game.