Commissioner said officers who transport people will be retrained. I want to know if the proper procedures were followed. I want to know what steps need to be taken for accountability. We guarantee transparency and as the mayor said, we also guarantee accountability. But at the same time were not rushing to judgment before we have all the facts that came in to play. Scott broom joins us live from baltimore with more reaction. What are are you hearing on the streets there . People here are angry. There have been a lot of protest. Neither the mayor nor Police Commissioner used the word ferguson but part of the press conference, just wrapped up about 10 minutes ago was focused on trying to keep the city calm. There are more protests scheduled for tonight in the wake of this death and the day began with protests on the streets as well. Hands up, dont shoot. The day began here with a loosely organized protest that moved between Baltimore City hall and Police Headquarters where anger boiled
Police headquarters tonight where at one point anger at the police escalated to violence. Reporter yeah, jan. In fact, Police Installed these concrete barriers and bike racks today to keep protesters and the Police Separate and tonight the Police Needed them. Aint going to study war no more aint going to study war no more reporter on the streets of baltimore today a show of faith from and for a community strained to the breaking point. A half dozen clergy led a flock of civilians and police through the soggy streets of west baltimore to the western districts headquarters, ground zero for the protest movement that sprung up after the death of freddie gray. The pastor tried to turn the communitys anger into something positive. [ singing ] hate has its place. Lament has its place, but as in scripture, we see it always ends in praise. Reporter three internal investigations are underwhere a to determine how 25yearold freddie gray sustained ultimately fatal injuries while being transmitted i
Its inexcusable and theres no place for it on the Police Department. Reporter before throwing in the towel Thomas Lawyer claimed selfdefense saying the officer thought the handcuffed boy was about to spit on him, which the suspect had done in previous encounters. Prosecutors pointed out there was no need for thomas to enter the cell to start with. States attorney Angela Alsobrooks said there is no protecting bad cops in Prince Georges County. This is definitely not ferguson. It is likewise not what were seeing in Baltimore City and one of the critical differences between this case and the cases weve seen across the country is that this conduct was discovered and brought to us by our Police Department which is why the chief of police is standing with me today. Its because of the trust in the community that weve been able to drive down crime the way we have and anyone who violates that trust, i will take appropriate action immediately. Reporter alsobrooks says her prosecutors will ask fo
Protest behind me. There were several thousand people crowding this lawn in front of Baltimore City hall an hour ago. We are told they might be marching towards camden yards where the os are playing. We can tell you 25yearold freddie gray died in Police Custody in baltimore with a spinal injury. That sparked a week of protests. Six officers admitted he was not properly buckled in. Protesters say they are asking for a prompt protest and a bigger investigation than they have had. The longer the investigation the bigger the coverup. A week isnt very much time. A week is not much reasonable time. Obviously there are factors into play. He had his larynx crushed and he had one or three vertebraes broken in his spine. He was in custody of the police when this happened. Reporter now there is a Large Police Presence here. They have been mainly stayed across the street watching on the other side of barriers. They have not indicated we saw earlier a number of people yelling at the police. But it
People in the community to convince people to talk to them and make them go home. Not everyone was willing to go home without some use of force. You did see some scuffles break out between people saying it was time to go home and people wanting to statement in fact this afternoon we saw the largest demonstration yet held peacefully in baltimore with students marching from Baltimore Penn station to city hall. Thousands of students marched on Baltimore City hall this evening. The largest peaceful demonstration the city has seen since the death of freddie gray. Organized by College Students from several Baltimore Area universities, the students gathered at penn stay, then headed for city hall. We are the ones that are getting murdered in the streets. They are coming for us. We want to reclaim our city. This is our city, our streets. Reporter the demonstration also served as a chance to reset the focus of the city on the issues that launched the protest Movement Weeks ago. Without looting