An email obtained by the Baltimore Sun reveals that at the height of protests in Baltimore following Freddie Gray’s death, former Police Commissioner Anthony Batts was untruthful about meeting with the 25-year-old’s family to quell tensions. The April 24 email from the Gray family attorney — one of nearly 7,000 emails and documents city officials […]
Amid a spike in homicide rates, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Wednesday that she fired Police Commissioner Anthony Batts. The personnel change comes nearly three months after the city erupted in demonstrations to protest the unlawful arrest and death of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man who died in police custody in April. Weeks after Gray’s […]
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts held a press conference Thursday to announce the findings of the Freddie Gray investigation were handed over Thursday morning to the Maryland State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, a day early. Over 30 detectives worked full-time on this case. New information was made public that was previously unknown by investigators. That new information […]
One week after being critically injured during an arrest by Baltimore police, 25-year-old Freddie Gray has died, according to family members and a hospital spokesperson. SEE ALSO: 23-Year-Old Shot And Killed By St. Louis County Police After His Mom Calls For Help [VIDEO] Ben Affleck Had Ancestor’s Slave Owning Past Scrubbed From PBS Show, “Finding Your Roots” […]
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