Freddie Gray Protest Leads To Clashes With Baltimore Police

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Protesters and police clashed in Baltimore amid growing tension over the unexplained death of Freddie Gray, who died after he was injured in police custody. Tweets from the scene show a protester smashing the back window of a police vehicle and police in riot gear chasing protesters, pushing them back and making arrests. #FreddieGray protesters smashing windows of #Baltimore police cars pic.twitter.com/BwesGXzoa0 April 25, 2015 We are doing our best to facilitate everyones 1st amendment rights to be heard. Protesters are now breaking windows and throwing items at us April 25, 2015 Protesters throwing rocks and other items, fighting has broken out at Camden and Howard #FreddieGray pic.twitter.com/Qy9IGtMllW April 25, 2015 This is a…

Protesters and police clashed in Baltimore amid growing tension over the unexplained death of Freddie Gray, who died after he was injured in police custody.

Tweets from the scene show a protester smashing the back window of a police vehicle and police in riot gear chasing protesters, pushing them back and making arrests.

The chaos follows a day of peaceful protests in which hundreds marched and called for the Baltimore police to be held responsible for Gray’s death.

The Baltimore Sun reported on the evening’s events:

More than 100 officers – wearing helmets, batons, gloves and vets – blocked protesters at Howard and Pratt streets, and began to make arrests. State police in full tactical gear have been deployed to the city, and more are being sent to respond to the crowd that’s beginning to become unruly.

The exact circumstances of Gray’s death are still unclear. Police say they chased and arrested Gray after he made eye contact with officers and ran from them. They caught Gray and loaded him into a police van, where his arms and legs were cuffed but he was not buckled in with a seat belt — a violation of department policy.

At some point while he was in police custody, lawyers for Gray’s family say, his spine was nearly severed. During the 30-minute ride in the police van, Gray repeatedly asked for medical care. He died a week later.

Six officers involved in the incident are currently suspended. Baltimore police said in Gray’s charging documents that he was in possession of a “switchblade knife,” and that he was arrested “without force or incident.” Gray’s family has accused police of staging a cover-up. Cell phone video of Gray’s arrest appears to show him being dragged, limp and screaming, into the police van.

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Freddie Gray Protest Leads To Clashes With Baltimore Police