Jury deadlocked in trial on Freddie Gray's death

The jurors deliberating the case of a Baltimore police officer charged with the death of Freddie Gray said Tuesday that they are unable to reach a consensus. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams ordered them to keep deliberating.

Officer William Porter, 26, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct in the death of Gray, a 25-year-old black man. Gray died last April of a broken neck while being transported in a police van. His death sparked large protests around police brutality in the city, and officials are reportedly bracing for unrest after the verdict is announced.

Porter is the first of six officers to be tried in Gray's death. He, along with two of the other defendants, is black.

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