Vital information has finally been released about how Freddie Gray sustained the injuries that lead to his death a week after being arrested. According to Baltimore’s medical examiner, Freddie Gray’s fatal spinal injury ‘was caused when he slammed into the back of the police transport van’ in which he’d been placed after his arrest. John Iadarola (Think Tank) and Ben Mankiewicz (What The Flick?!) discuss on The Young Turks. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
Read more here: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/30/us/baltimore-freddie-gray-death-investigation/
“The mystery into the death of Freddie Gray grew more complex Thursday as several new reports put the focus on what might have happened during a roughly 40-minute ride in the back of a police transport van.
Among the revelations:
• Investigators found that Gray was mortally injured in the van and not during his arrest, a Washington television station reported, citing multiple law enforcement sources.
• Police told reporters they have learned of an additional stop the van made as it was traveling to a police precinct.
• An officer involved in the arrest believes Gray was injured before being put into the vehicle, according to a relative who gave the officer’s account to CNN.
• A second prisoner, who was picked up after Gray, told investigators that he thought Gray “was intentionally trying to injure himself, according to The Washington Post.
What happened to Gray, the 25-year-old Baltimore man who suffered a severe spine injury and died one week after his arrest, has led to angry debate and protests nationwide. For the first time Thursday, Baltimore police walked with marchers and stopped traffic for them at intersections.”*