Freddie Gray death ruled homicide; officers charged
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(CNN)[Breaking news update at 11:04 a.m.]
Six
police officers have been charged in the death of Freddie Gray,
Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Friday. One officer -- the
driver of the police van -- has been charged with several counts,
including second-degree depraved-heart murder. Another officer has been
charged with several counts, including manslaughter and involuntary
manslaughter. Two other officers have been charged with several counts,
including involuntary manslaughter. An additional two officers are
charged with several counts, including second-degree assault.
[Breaking news update at 11:01 a.m.]
A
warrant has been issued for the arrest of six officers involved in the
death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby
said.
[Breaking news update at 10:56 a.m.]
Six police officers have been charged in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Friday.
[Breaking news update at 10:50 a.m.]
Baltimore
State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby told reporters Friday that her office's
investigation, coupled with a medical examiner's determination that
Freddie Gray's death was a homicide, led her to determine there is
probable cause to file criminal charges. She didn't immediately say who
would be charged; a news conference continues.
Mosby
said Friday that three Baltimore police officers illegally arrested
Gray on April 12. She also said that a knife that Gray had was not
illegal.
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Baltimore's uneasy peace: Freddie Gray protests spread
(CNN)
-- Frustrated by what they consider an unsatisfying trickle of answers,
those angry over the death of Freddie Gray plan protests from coast to
coast Friday.
At least four rallies or
marches are planned in Baltimore alone, with other demonstrations
scheduled in Chicago, New York, Seattle, Dallas, San Francisco and
Oakland, California.
The mother of
Trayvon Martin, the African-American youth killed in 2012 by
neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, plans to attend one of
the Baltimore rallies, the Rev. Jamal Bryant of Baltimore's Empowerment
Temple said in a tweet.
Authorities
pleaded for patience Thursday after police said they'd finished their
investigation but wouldn't publicly release their findings. Police
turned their files over to prosecutors.
"We ask for the public to remain patient and peaceful and to trust the process of the justice system," Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Thursday.
For the most part, that patience held Thursday night. Marches were peaceful in Baltimore, although police in Philadelphia clashed with protesters as officers tried to prevent them from blocking a highway.
Source: : cnn.com, re-posted by Abdulgafar Esho (www.econsforumnews.blogspot.com)
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