The Latest Breaking News from Freddie Gray

5 officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police van

Five Connecticut police officers have been charged with misdemeanors over their treatment of a Black man after he was paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police van

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

1 in 8 victims of gun violence taken to Baltimore-area hospitals is a child, a grim picture made worse by the coronavirus pandemic

BALTIMORE — Gunfire was so common in the block behind Mika Grant’s Northwest Baltimore home that she’d tell her children to avoid it. So when she heard dozens of shots one evening after her son had gone to the store, her heart sank.

Tribune News Service · Nov 20, 2022

‘He didn’t deserve that’: Family and friends celebrate life of ‘No Shoot Zones’ activist killed by Baltimore Police

BALTIMORE — Carlton Moorehead has no more sons.

Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022

Ivan Bates wins Democratic primary for Baltimore state’s attorney, ending Marilyn Mosby's hopes for 3rd term

BALTIMORE — Defense attorney Ivan Bates has won the Democratic primary for Baltimore’s top prosecutor, defeating incumbent State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who will leave the office after two terms.

Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022

Black man paralysed with broken neck after police van driver suddenly braked

‘What happened is unacceptable and it’s inexcusable,’ said Randy Cox’s older sister about the incident that has left him paralysed from the chest down

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

'This is Freddie Gray on Video': New Haven Man Paralyzed in Police Custody

Randy Cox was arrested on gun possession charges. Hours later, he was paralyzed from the chest down.

Reason · Jun 29, 2022

2 officers put on leave after man injured in police van

Officials in Connecticut say two New Haven officers have been placed on paid leave and three others were reassigned after a man was seriously injured in the back of a police van

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Black lives and Black death

Marc Lamont Hill on how George Floyd's martyrdom changed America, and why cops and prisons can't deliver justice

Salon · May 15, 2022

We Own This City, review: Bad cops are everywhere in David Simon’s grubby new detective drama

The Wire’s creator digs into a police department drowning in corruption, following the real-life 2015 death of Black Baltimore resident Freddie Grey while in custody

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022

Baltimore board finalizes $3.5 million settlement with businesses damaged in Freddie Gray unrest

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Board of Estimates unanimously approved a $3.5 million settlement Wednesday with 68 current and former business owners whose properties were damaged during the 2015 unrest following Freddie Gray’s death from injuries suffered in police custody.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2022