Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Baltimore Police Officer Found Not Guilty In Freddie Gray Case


By NPR, May 23, 2016 

Baltimore police Officer Edward Nero has been found not guilty of all four misdemeanor charges he faced in connection with the arrest of Freddie Gray.

Gray died on April 19, 2015, after suffering injuries while in police custody.

Following the ruling, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said in a statement, "This is our American system of justice and police officers must be afforded the same justice system as every other citizen in the city, state, and country."

Outside the courthouse, about a dozen protesters gathered. Once news of the verdict made its way through the crowd, they began chanting, "Indict, convict, send those killer cops to jail!"

The Rev. Westley West, a well-known activist in Baltimore, looked shocked. He was angry.

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