This hour are taking to the streets. Theyre calling for justice for freddie gray. Thats a 25yearold black man who died days after being arrested by white Police Officers. He had been in a coma. Grays Family Says Police severed his spine. Were showing you right now live pictures of the protests in baltimore at 7 00 eastern. These protesters as we said thousands at this hour calling for an end to Police Brutality. Theyre also Holding Signs that read black lives matter. The crowds at this moment making their way to the site where gray was originally taken into custody. At that time police dragged him into a van. He was screaming in pain. Let me play that for you. Ah. [ bleep ]. Ah the outrage has been building ever since this video of grays arrest was made public and tonight, we can report that the Justice Department has now launched a civil rights investigation into grays death. Miguel marquez begins our coverage in baltimore. Hes with the protesters tonight. Miguel what are you seeing r
25-year-old freddie gray. mr. gray was put in the van. you know he was dragged a bit, but then you see him using his legs to get into the van, so we know that he was able bodied when he was in the van. it is this video the mayor is referring to but calling freddie gray able bodied? that boy s leg look broke. his leg broke. you re dragging him like that. as gray is loaded into the van, he appears to be moving on his own. the man who shot this video does not want to be identified says before he started recording, police were physically aggressive with freddie gray. they had freddie gray bent up into what i would like to call a pretzel type of move where they had the heels of his feet to his back and then he was still in handcuffs, and then the knee in the back of his neck. harold parry lives across the street. he heard gray s initial encounter with police. i heard the young man