Charges were filed against six officers in Baltimore and SCOTUS weigh same-sex marriage

Justice in Baltimore for Freddie Gray Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered May 01, 2015
Justice in Baltimore for Freddie Gray

The death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore resident who suffered fatal spinal injuries while in police custody, was ruled a homicide Friday, and six Baltimore police officers involved in his arrest would indicted on felony charges. All week, street protests have brought national attention to the issues of poverty, race relations and policing in urban communities.

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