Y purchased that miautomatic rifle heused elier this nunts inpo nevada. Ce believe he bypassed the metal detectors and seurity points by cutting his way through an exterior fce. He randomly fired into the crowd firing more than 40 rounds. Some people were trampled runs to safety. Again, that 6yearold boy, a 13yearold girl and a man in his 20 oz were all killed. The police chief spoke earlier today about the young victims. Well, i think any time a life is lost its its tragedy, but when its young people, its evense. And its very difficult. I dont know that theres i dont know what, if any, associaon there is. Seems that this was a random act. Now nbc news has confirmed this afternoon that before th shooting the 19yearold suspect posted on his instagram accounta about racist manifesto. Investigators also said they were looking into reports that legan mightavead an accomplice, but that has not yet been confirmed. Leon, back to you, and pat. Terrible story. Yeah. Thank you, jim. Well have a
Signs out here. Its all about those charges coming down and the reaction to it. I spoke to a minister who has a church not far from here, and i asked him what he makes of this. Heres what he said. It was the spirit that was hovering over everybody that was in a sense evil. There was a spirit that we were defeated. There was a spirit that we were being taken advantage of. And i think now what youre seeing is that the spirit of liberation, the spirit of freedom, the spirit of justice is being released. Thats the kind of spirit that you need in a community. Reporter you know, as happy as everyone is here and im seeing smiles. We were here monday night and saw nothing of the sort there still lies ahead the actual trial. Ive talked to some folks here who say yes this is great, but theyre tempering this with a bit of reality that justice as they see it has not been served yet. Yes, there are charges. A lot of people didnt expect that. They want to wait and see what happens if there is a tria
States attorney coming out and making that amazing announcement today that many were not expecting her to make. Theyve been reacting all day. The mayor said, no one is above the law. Warrants have been executed and five officers are in custody. Reporter this was the reaction from mayor Stephanie Rawlings blake after baltimores states attorney announced charges for the officers that arrested gray, ranging from Second Degree murder to manslaughter, assault and false imprisonment. I was sickened and heartbroken by the statement of charges that we heard today. We have probable cause to file criminal charges. Reporter the states Attorney Says after days of investigation and working around the clock she decided to charge all six of the officers involved with the freddie gray case. We are interrupting to listen to frady grays family. Working people of baltimore lose their jobs and businesses because of his death. You all know that would totally defeat the purpose of what we are trying to work
There. The mayor said that no one in this city is above the law. And what we have been witnessing throughout the day from people here in baltimore is celebration. A lot of folks here have been coming to city hall and have been demonstrating saying they are happy to see that these officers have been charged. The states attorney was saying earlier today that she is going to pursue these charges. This is without the benefit of a grand jury, but the states attorney deciding this is something she is willing to do on her own. Peaceful protesters streamed down baltimores streets. As we press the fight for justice all the way to trial. Reporter and there was celebration for many in the crowd after baltimores states attorney announced multiple charges for the officers who arrested, transported and interacted with 25yearold freddie gray. I think that she did make the right decision, and i hope that the people of baltimore remain peaceful because we got what we asked for. I heard your call for no
To upper 40s here for the next couple of hours in the cool suburbs. By lunchtime today temperatures will be soaring way up into the 70s. In fact, i think by late this afternoon, High Temperatures up near 82 here in washington. Its going to be a nice day today high 79 in manassas, gaithersburg. How long does the weather last . Sevenday forecast coming up. All right, chuck. Thanks. New this morning, Maryland State Police say a man died in a crash in prince georges county. It happened on branch avenue and brandywine. Driving northbound, a woman turning hit his car. Armstrong died. A passenger in the womans car was also hurt in the crash. To a developing story in baltimore, a week long curfew ended. Several people were arrested overnight and violating that citywide curfew. Our cameras right here rolling as Police Arrested this man. This was after 10 00 p. M. , the curfew went in effect. Protesters started throwing bottles at police. That is when officers sprayed the crowd with pepper spray