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Freddie Gray Death in Baltimore Determined as Homicide — State Attorney

© AP Photo / JIM WATSONA demonstrator puts on a Baltimore City Police hat taken from a destroyed police car while protesting the death Freddie Gray, an African American man who died of spinal cord injuries in police custody, in Baltimore, Maryland, April 25, 2015
A demonstrator puts on a Baltimore City Police hat taken from a destroyed police car while protesting the death Freddie Gray, an African American man who died of spinal cord injuries in police custody, in Baltimore, Maryland, April 25, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The death of 25-year-old African American Freddie Gray from injuries received in police custody was determined as homicide, according to State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Marilyn Mosby.

 

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The death of African American Freddie Gray from injuries received in police custody in the city of Baltimore has been defined as homicide, State’s Attorney for Baltimore City Marilyn Mosby announced in a press conference on Friday.

“The findings of our comprehensive, thorough and independent investigation, coupled with the medical examiners’ determination that Mr. Gray’s death was a homicide, which we received today, has led us to believe that we have probable cause to file criminal charges,” Mosby said.

Gray, a 25-year-old African American, was arrested on April 12 and died a week later as a result of spinal injuries received in unclear circumstances while in police custody.

The attorney went on by saying that criminal charges have been filed against six Baltimore police officers.

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Mosby explained that the officers, who illegally arrested and held Gray in the police van, neither sought medical attention for him, nor secured Gray with a seatbelt while he was in the vehicle.

The Baltimore chief prosecutor said that instead of getting a medic for Gray, the officers in a “grossly negligent manner” continued to drive and ignored his cries for help.

Following Gray’s funeral on Monday, a wave of violent riots erupted in Baltimore. Solidarity protests followed in various US cities including Washington, DC and New York City.

The Baltimore riots prompted Maryland’s governor to declare a state of emergency and deploy thousands of National Guard Troops to quell the situation. A citywide week-long curfew was then enacted by the Baltimore mayor, forcing residents to stay off the streets from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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