it s based on a reliable source. police said they expect to have the investigation wrapped up by next friday. have they been in touch with the family about the investigation or have they given any information about the status of it? to my knowledge, the answer to that question is no. at this point, the family is much more interested in a transparent investigation. so if the police were interested in the family the police could just release certain pieces of information. for example, the 911 calls. if they exist, radio runs, they could be released to the family. what the officers said today could be released to the family. that s what the family is interested in right now. we saw freddie gray s mom break down in tears yesterday during the protest. how is she holding up? how is the family holding up? quite frankly, they are in shock. and it s tough for everyone. everyone involved. the entire family is in shock. they re all right now grieving.
days to serve in as a police officer? it s tough. fully job no matter where you re at in law enforcement is a dangerous, hard job. the majority of our officers are very professional highly motivated, highly trained. they enjoy what they do, enjoy serving the citizens of baltimore. but it is a tough job. but they go out every day and do their job. do you think the delay in getting answers as to what happened to freddie gray might make it more difficult for officers to do their job because the community doesn t trust them or is eyeing them with suspicion? people are worried there s going to be a cover-up. i think that does factor in. but d.o.j. is not going to be cover up anything. i think it s a mistake for them to think the baltimore police department is going to cover up anything the independent commission the state s attorney s office i don t know one police officer that wants to work with a bad cop. our thanks to gene ryan for
gray s death has brought to light once again. gray was young, african-american had a slew of previous drug-related arrests and he spent time in the housing projects here. in short, gray represented one of baltimore s most watched populations. watched by police on foot patrol and watched by an audience of millions in television depictions. baltimore has served as the go-to example of urban tension in shows like the wire or homicide, life on the streets, shows based on neighborhoods dotted with death. this map compiled by the baltimore sun shows 211 homicides in the city last year. so far, 2015 has seen 63. these numbers are vastly better than in previous decades when crime was notoriously high more than 350 homicides in 1993 alone. at the time police recruitment
investigation. but there s no confidence the baltimore police department can accurately investigate themselves. it s early and forgive me for even asking the question but is the family considering filing a civil suit against the mriszpolice at this point? the family is interested in finding the truth. right now, that s their primary goal to uncover what happened to their loved one. how was he a healthy young man on a sunday morning and how did he end up with a severed spinal cord after coming in contact with police? we know little about freddie gray. he had a police record for myron drug offenses. what should we know about freddie gray other than he was 25 and had his whole life ahead of him? the family wants everyone to know that the available information in the case that mr. gray wasn t breaking any laws. we have the mayor of this city thankfully admitting the police
officers who have been suspended. that s coming up live. also breaking national news a scare in the skies over the u.s. a plane forced to make an emergency landing, descending 28,000 feet in just three minutes. what happened in the air? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper live in baltimore, maryland, with our national lead today. i am just outside the western district application where minutes from now, hundreds of protesters are expected to gather once again to express their outrage, their anguish, their confusion over the death of freddie gray a 25-year-old man who family members and witnesses say was in perfect health until he was taken into police custody on the morning of april 12th, just ten days ago. gray died in the hospital a week after this arrest captured by cell phone cameras. we know that gray died because of a severe spinal injury. what remains unclear, a mystery,