force. he was in good health when the police first contacted him, and he died of an 80% severed spinal cord and three broken vertebrae in his neck. reporter: court documents filed in the case say gray was arrested without incident after an officer noticed a knife clipped to his pants. he was charged with having a switch blade. the family s attorney says the knife was a legally permissible size. gray has a long criminal record including more than 20 arrests. no justice, no peace. reporter: the case has sparked a public outcry here including demonstrations. over the last week baltimore s police commissioner has been measured in his comments about the case citing the active investigation. he did speak at an unrelated event today at johns hopkins university where he talked about the community s lack of trust in the police. baltimore police are reviewing their procedures especially on getting medical care for
a woman is describing an apparent problem with his legs. his leg is broke, you re dragging him like that. reporter: he s taken to a hospital where he went into a coma and then he dies a week later. question number one is how long it took to get this man medical attention. the city s mayor pledged a full investigation. according to the time line as we know it took around 30 minutes. reporter: he question number two, what precisely caused gray s death? his family s attorney described severe trauma and he s raising the issue of excessive force. he was in good health when the police first contacted him, and he died of an 80% severed spinal cord and three broken vertebrae in his neck. reporter: court documents filed in the case say gray was arrested without incident after an officer noticed a knife clipped to his pants. he was charged with having a switch blade. the family s attorney says the