VIDEO: Baltimore officers to face charges over Freddie Gray custody death

Baltimore’s top prosecutor announced criminal charges against all six officers suspended after a man suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody, saying “no one is above the law”.

VIDEO: Baltimore officers to face charges over Freddie Gray custody death

The announcement came after nearly two weeks of growing anger over Freddie Gray’s death, and only hours after Mosby received the results of an internal police investigation and an official autopsy report.

“Mr Gray’s death was a homicide,” said state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby. His arrest was illegal and his treatment in custody amounted to murder and manslaughter, she added.

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