Baltimore residents plan protests for Freddie Gray all week
Following the death on Sunday of Freddie Gray, a young Baltimore man whose spine was snapped while in police custody, Charm City residents have launched a week of protests in his honor. Gray, who was black, was pursued and arrested for unclear reasons by several white police officers, an encounter which was only partially caught on camera. By the time he arrived at the hospital, however, he'd suffered a severe spinal cord injury.
On Tuesday evening, protesters — including the 25-year-old's mother — marched to the spot where Gray was arrested, chanting, "No justice! No Peace!" Tonight the protests will move to the Western District police station where the injured man was taken post-arrest, and Thursday protesters will move to city hall.
"Justice is not just convicting the officers or getting a settlement for Brother Gray's family or anything like that," said Ray Kelley, a member of a community group called No Boundaries. "Justice is changing the policies and creating the legislation so we don't have to go through this every time there is this type of situation."
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