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ThechiefprosecutorintheeasternU.S.cityofBaltimore,Marylandhasannouncedchargesagainstsixpoliceofficersinthecaseofthedeathofa25-year-oldblackman.FreddieGraydiedinthehospitalApril19th,aweekafterhewasarrested.
OnFriday,State'sAttorneyMarilynMosbysaidthereisprobablecausetobringcriminalchargesagainsttheofficersinvolvedinthearrest.Shesaidthestatemedicalexaminer'sofficehadruledthatMr.Gray'sdeathwasahomicide.AlsoonFriday,thatofficesaidithadsentitsreportontheexaminationofMr.Gray'sbody--calledanautopsy--tothestate'sattorney.
Ms.MosbysaidMr.Grayreceivedasevereneckinjurywhilebeingtransportedinapolicevehicleafterhisarrest.Shesaidhewasnotsecuredinthevehicleasheshouldhavebeen.Earlierintheweek,policeadmittedthatMr.Grayhadnotbeensecuredinthevan,anactionthatviolatesthedepartment'srules.
Ms.MosbyalsosaidofficersdidnotseekmedicalassistancealthoughMr.Graysaidheneededit.AndshesaidtheknifefoundonMr.Graywaslegalforhimtobecarrying.TheBaltimoreSunnewspaperreportsshetoldMr.Gray'sfamilythat"nooneisabovethelaw."ItalsosaidMs.MosbybelievesMr.Graywas"improperlyarrested"becausepolicehadnolegalreasontodetainhim.
Chargesagainsttheofficersincludeinvoluntarymanslaughter,assault,misconductandfalseimprisonment.Thedriverofthepolicevehiclefacessecond-degreemurderandfiveothercharges.
Policegavetheirreportonthecasetothestate'sattorney'sofficeonThursday.Thatwasonedayearlierthanthetimelimitpolicehadset.Thefindingsoftheinternalinvestigationhavenotbeenmadepublic.
Officials,citizengroupsandotherscontinuetoworktorestorecalmtothecity.Fornow,peoplearenotpermittedtobeoutsidefrom10o'clockatnighttofiveo'clockinthemorning.Officialssaythiscurfewwilllikelylastafewmoredays.Thestreetshavebeenmostlyemptyduringthecurfew,andthecityhasbeenmostlycalmsincetheriotsonMonday.
ThousandsofmembersoftheMarylandNationalGuard,andpolicefromBaltimore,thestateofMarylandandotherareasarepatrollingthestreetsduringthedayandatnight.
ThecaseofFreddieGrayinBaltimorehasinfluenceddemonstrationsinotherpartsofthecountry,includingBoston,Cincinnati,NewYork,WashingtonandPhiladelphia.ActivistsdemonstratinginsupportoflaborandimmigrantrightsonMay1haveaddedtensionswithpolicetotheirmessage.
CallsforreturningordertoBaltimore
ManypeoplehavecondemnedtheactionsofthosewhoriotedonMonday.Buttheysaythatinadditiontoreturningordertothecity,officialsmustdealwiththereasonspeopleareangrywithpolice.
GeraldMillerlivesinBaltimore.
"Baltimorewillrecover.Ithinkwewillrecover.Sure,sure,butit'sgonnatotake,youknow,peoplegettinginvolved,gettinginthetrenchesnotjustinbehind,youknowalectern,orwhenthecamera'son,orwhatever,yougottagetdownhereinitwiththepeople.Thisiswherethepeopleare.Thisiswherethey'rehurtin'."
CynthiaGreenalsolivesinthecity.
"Myheartisheavyforthe,thepeopleofBaltimore,forthiscommunity,andalltheothercommunities.AndI'msadfortheyoungpeoplethatgotupcaughtupinallofthis."
StephanieRawlings-BlakeisthemayorofBaltimore.ShespoketoresidentsonTuesday,aftertherioting.
"Wesawpeoplecomingtogethertoreclaimourcity,tocleanourcityandtohelphealourcity.Ithinkthiscanbeourdefiningmomentandnotthedarkestdaysthatwesawyesterday."
PeoplehadgatheredpeacefullyfordaysdemandingtoknowwhyMr.Graydied.TheviolencebeganafterthefuneralforMr.GrayonMonday.Policesaymembersofcriminalgroupsjoinedtheprotestors.Theysaytheydidnotexpectthatwouldhappen.
OfficerEricKowalczykisaspokesmanfortheBaltimorepolice.OnTuesday,hetoldreportersthatpolicewereexpectingmostofthosewhowouldgatherafterthefuneralwouldbestudents.
"Whenwedeployedourofficersyesterday,weweredeployingforahighschoolevent.Idon'tthinkthatthereisanyoneinthecountrythatwouldexpectustodeployautomaticweaponsandarmoredvehiclestoaneventwith13,14-and15-year-olds."
AftertheviolenceonMonday,MarylandGovernorLarryHogandeclaredastateofemergency.Hemovedhisofficeandhistopaidestothecity.
Aftertherioting,PresidentBarackObamasaidpolicecannotsolvetheproblemsinBaltimorebythemselves.
"Wecan'tjustleaveittothepolice.Ithinktherearepolicedepartmentsthathavetodosomesoulsearching.Ithinktherearesomecommunitiesthathavetodosomesoulsearching.ButIthinkweasacountryhavetodosomesoulsearching."
Thepresidentsaidriotingisnotthesameasprotesting.Andhesaidthosewhocauseddestructionmustbepunished.
LaterthepresidentsaiditisimportantthatthetruthcomesoutaboutwhathappenedtoMr.Gray.Healsonotedthattheindividualswhoarechargedshouldreceivefairtreatment.Mr.ObamasaidtheJusticeDepartmentandnewU.S.AttorneyGeneralLorettaLyncharecommunicatingwithBaltimoreofficialstoofferhelpifneeded.
Manyoftheprotesterssaytheyareangryaboutwhattheybelieveiscontinuingpoortreatmentofblacksbythepoliceandwhattheysayistheunwillingnessofcityofficialstodoanythingaboutit.Andtheysaythereislittleeconomicpowerinblackneighborhoods.Theysaythathasbeenaproblemformanyyears.
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