What is Death of Freddie Gray?
On April 12, 2015, '''Freddie Carlos Gray, Jr''' (August 16, 1989 – April 19, 2015), a 25 year old [[African-American]] man from [[Baltimore]], Maryland, was arrested by the [[Baltimore]] [[Police]] Department for having what police thought was an illegal [[switchblade]]. While being transported in a police van, Gray fell into a [[coma]] and had to be taken to a local [[trauma center]] as a result of the officers not securing him in the van.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mysterious Death of Freddie Gray|publisher=The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/the-mysterious-death-of-freddie-gray/391119|access-date=Sep 24, 2016}}</ref> Gray later died resulting from injuries to his [[spinal cord]]. Six Baltimore [[police officer]]s were suspended with pay.<ref>{{cite web|title=Six Baltimore Police Officers Suspended over Police Van Death of Freddie Gray|publisher=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/20/baltimore-officers-suspended-death-freddie-gray|access-date=Sep 24, 2016}}</ref> Gray's hospitalization and death resulted in [[2015 Baltimore riots|protests and riots]] in downtown Baltimore starting on April 25. There were multiple arrests and 15 police officers were injured. On April 27, following Gray's [[funeral]], [[civil disorder]] intensified with the [[looting]] and [[arson|burning]] of local businesses, and a [[CVS]] [[Pharmacy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Baltimore Police, Protesters Clash|publisher=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/27/baltimore-credible-threat/26454875|access-date=Sep 24, 2016}}</ref> ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Freddie}} [[Category:2015 in Baltimore]] [[Category:April 2015 events]] [[Category:Black Lives Matter]] [[Category:Deaths by person in the United States]] <!--[[Category:History of Maryland]]-->