A man who was injured while being arrested in Baltimore last week has died, just hours after hundreds of people rallied outside Baltimore Police Station to protest against how seriously he was injured.
Freddie Gray’s stepfather, Richard Shipley, confirmed his stepson had died. His statement was confirmed by a Shock Trauma [hospital] spokesman.
According to police, Gray was first stopped by officers at 8:39am on April 12. He then managed to run away but was caught one minute later and arrested. At 8:54am he was placed in the prisoner transport wagon and taken to the Western District police station. At 9:54am an ambulance was called to treat him.
Local broadcaster WJZ-TV said that footage of the arrest filmed on a cell phone showed that he was black, and that family members identified him as 27-year old Freddie Gray.
He suffered broken vertebra and an injured voice box and had to undergo emergency spinal surgery, after which he was in a coma from which he never recovered.
Police have said that a panel has been set up to review the case which will be sent to prosecutors but have not been forthcoming with any additional information.
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/man-dies-police-break-sever-spine-arrest/#m8EG112V3A1Mwjyh.99
Is America aware that police are guest in our communities? They are out of control and believe that they now have special rights amoungist us. They have become the hench men of the Federal Government whom are aslo a guest of the people. It’s now as if we live to serve them instead of them (public servants) serviving us.
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It’s ass backward from the way it’s supposed to be-government is supposed to fear the people,and the purpose for police is supposed to be to protect and serve.
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Way ass backward.
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