Left. Weve got the bearcats theyre bringing in. Theyve been using this all afternoon to guard and shield Police Officers, to get them in and out of situations. Its down here in the inner harbor area, first time weve seen this. Theyre preparing for the worst which were all dreading at this point. Thats Bruce Johnson live in baltimore. Youre watching wusa 9news at 6 00. Breaking News Coverage of the bedlam in baltimore. Im derek mcginty. Im lesli foster. It appears you can see the calls for calm in the wake of freddie grays death has fallen on deaf ears as police and rioters mostly young people are clashing throughout the city. Im jan jeffcoat. Heres what we know at this point. The violence be gan around 3 30 at Mondawmin Mall. Hurling rocks and basically everything not nailed down at offers. Seven officers have been injured. The rioting has quickly spread across the city. Groups of teenagers have moved through stores. We know at this point seven officers have been injured. A lot of thes
Apparently contradictory information, scott . Listen. Nobody has summed this better for me today than the gray family attorney. And nobody wants to get to the bottom of this more than billy murphy does because he is representing the family. But today in the face of all the information in the face of the Police Investigation that coming out a day early that he is councilling patience, especially as details and conflicting reports will will begin to leak. Im not going to run down every rabbit hole that is suggested by the Police Department to try to divert us from getting to this whole picture. Id rather be patient. I dont have any comment, other than that it doesnt sit well as they think that this man may have broken his own neck and severed his own spine . Come on. Im very skeptical. Unease growing. Its a cover. Tell the truth. Reporter the picture is americaier than ever after appearing to be a leak from inside the Police Department to the washington post. An affidavit that suggests a
Morning. Right and you can hear he was about to say as soon as the announcement was made by the states attorney, you could hear shrieks and you could here shouts hear shouts, and horns were honking and people were holding their fists up. A very emotional reaction for the city. I think people expected some charges we heard them tell our reporters in the field but i think they were surprised at the number of homicide charges, manslaughter charges. That were brought against the six officers. So were working to get scott broom back to you again. But if youre just joining us, he is ready for us now outside city hall. Scott . Reporter my apologies. Technology a something else. Its very exciting when you can bring something live while youre Walking Around and then its not so exciting when the audio doesnt work. All that straightened out. Im now monitoring a gathering here of activists you know this is a big camera position. Its where the networks all across the world are and so people are gra
Situation there. I know youve been monitoring social media all afternoon. The interesting thing to me about this is people liken it to ferguson. There are a lot of differences, theres a black mayor in baltimore. Theres a black police chief in baltimore. Just give us the time, give us a couple weeks they said. Obviously that was something some people in that area were not prepared to do. Im noting that cnn is quoting the Baltimore Police department and criminal Intelligence Unit as having credible information that members of various gangs including the black gorilla family bloods and crypts have entered in to some kind of partnership to take out cops. They may be using this unrest as an opportunity to go after Police Officers. And as you two have reported, seven officers have fallen victim today including one who theyve described as unresponsive. You have to take in to account this isnt just about anger in this case. Theres a criminal element that may be involved as well. At this point
[ cheering and applause ] im going to caution everybody that this is the beginning of a process. Theres a lot of mixed emotions. Reporter baltimores mayor stephanie rawlingsblake. I was sickened and heartbroken by the statement of charges that we heard today. Reporter blake called for reform in the police department. The manner of death deemed a homicide by the maryland state medical examiner is believed to be the result of a fatal injury that occurred while mr. Gray was unrestrained by a seatbelt in the custody of the Baltimore Police department wagon. Reporter charges filed by mosby against six Baltimore Police officers involved in the arrest of freddie gray april 12th were sweeping from 2nd degree murder and manslaughter to misconduct in office. Mosby described how gray cried out for medics but was repeatedly refused treatment at every step of his 40 minute journey in a Police Transport wagon. She described how in handcuffs and shackles gray was loaded head first on his stomach into