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The Justice Department has opened a federal investigation after a man died of spinal injuries he suffered after an arrest in Baltimore.
Spokeswoman Dena Iverson announced the investigation by the department's Civil Rights Division on Tuesday.
Investigationors will look for civil rights violations in the treatment of Freddie Gray, who wasarrested April 12 and placed in a transport van.
Iverson released a statement, saying: "The Department of Justice has been monitoring the developments in Baltimore, Maryland, regarding the death of Freddie Gray. Based on preliminary information, the Department of Justice has officially opened this matter and is gathering information to determine whether any prosecutable civil rights violation occurred."
Maryland members of Congress called on the Department of Justice to open a federal criminal and civil rights investigations into the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Read the letter here
Gray was rushed to a hospital in critical condition about 30 minutes later and died Sunday of what police described as a significant spinal injury.
Baltimore police have said they're looking into why Gray was stopped and what led to his injury.
Video from the city's crime camera system from the morning of April 12 shows a man running down the street, which was the reason why police said officers pursued Gray.
According to the report, police wrote, "(Gray) fled unprovoked upon noticing police presence."
Police caught up to Gray, and even though he was compliant according to their description, police put him on the sidewalk, handcuffed him and searched him, finding a small knife that led to his arrest and his fatal trip in a police transport vehicle.
"They seem to admit the only basis for the stop was 'Man looked officer in the eye and started running,'" said Billy Murphy, an attorney representing the Gray family. "You know, a black man running is not probable cause. A black man running from the police and being scared of the police, that's not probable cause."
Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said Monday that the reason for chasing Gray is part of the investigation. Established case law allows police to use the mere act of running away as reason to stop someone if it's in a high-crime area, but handcuffing and searching Gray might have required additional probable cause.
Six police officers have been suspended in the investigation. They include newly promoted Sgt. Alicia White, 30, Officer William Porter, 25, Officer Garrett Miller, 26, Officer Edward Nero, 29, Officer Caesar Goodson, 45 and Lt. Brian Rice, 41. Miller is the officer whoa arrested Gray, Goodson was the driver of the police transport van and Rice was the supervisor on the day of Gray's arrest.
In federal civil rights cases, investigators look for evidence that an officer willfully violated a person's civil rights by using unreasonable force.
Police are seeking additional witnesses to Gray's arrest, and the state's attorney's investigators have also been in west Baltimore, conducting their own interviews.
Spokeswoman Dena Iverson announced the investigation by the department's Civil Rights Division on Tuesday.
Investigationors will look for civil rights violations in the treatment of Freddie Gray, who wasarrested April 12 and placed in a transport van.
Iverson released a statement, saying: "The Department of Justice has been monitoring the developments in Baltimore, Maryland, regarding the death of Freddie Gray. Based on preliminary information, the Department of Justice has officially opened this matter and is gathering information to determine whether any prosecutable civil rights violation occurred."
Maryland members of Congress called on the Department of Justice to open a federal criminal and civil rights investigations into the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. Read the letter here
Gray was rushed to a hospital in critical condition about 30 minutes later and died Sunday of what police described as a significant spinal injury.
Baltimore police have said they're looking into why Gray was stopped and what led to his injury.
Video from the city's crime camera system from the morning of April 12 shows a man running down the street, which was the reason why police said officers pursued Gray.
According to the report, police wrote, "(Gray) fled unprovoked upon noticing police presence."
Police caught up to Gray, and even though he was compliant according to their description, police put him on the sidewalk, handcuffed him and searched him, finding a small knife that led to his arrest and his fatal trip in a police transport vehicle.
"They seem to admit the only basis for the stop was 'Man looked officer in the eye and started running,'" said Billy Murphy, an attorney representing the Gray family. "You know, a black man running is not probable cause. A black man running from the police and being scared of the police, that's not probable cause."
Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said Monday that the reason for chasing Gray is part of the investigation. Established case law allows police to use the mere act of running away as reason to stop someone if it's in a high-crime area, but handcuffing and searching Gray might have required additional probable cause.
Six police officers have been suspended in the investigation. They include newly promoted Sgt. Alicia White, 30, Officer William Porter, 25, Officer Garrett Miller, 26, Officer Edward Nero, 29, Officer Caesar Goodson, 45 and Lt. Brian Rice, 41. Miller is the officer whoa arrested Gray, Goodson was the driver of the police transport van and Rice was the supervisor on the day of Gray's arrest.
In federal civil rights cases, investigators look for evidence that an officer willfully violated a person's civil rights by using unreasonable force.
Police are seeking additional witnesses to Gray's arrest, and the state's attorney's investigators have also been in west Baltimore, conducting their own interviews.
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